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A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life!
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
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Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life!
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
And tints to-morrow with prophetic ray!
All married women are not wives
All married women are not wives
She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.
She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.
Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough
Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough
Thy wife is a constellation of virtues; she's the moon, and thou
art the man in the moon.
Thy wife is a constellation of virtues; she's the moon, and thou
art the man in the moon.
A good wife makes a good husband
A good wife makes a good husband
My fond affection thou hast seen,
Then judge of my regret
To think more happy thou hadst read more
My fond affection thou hast seen,
Then judge of my regret
To think more happy thou hadst been
If we had never met!
And has that thought been shared by thee?
Ah, no! that smiling cheek
Proves more unchanging love for me
Than labor'd words could speak.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.