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Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl -- and look at the ailing, aching state a young read more
When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl -- and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to -- which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage.
She is a winsome wee thing,
She is a handsome wee thing,
She is a bonny wee read more
She is a winsome wee thing,
She is a handsome wee thing,
She is a bonny wee thing,
This sweet wee wife o' mine.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions
of a wife are a continual dropping.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions
of a wife are a continual dropping.
Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.
Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough
Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough
In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.
In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.
