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To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is a liberal education.
To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is a liberal education.
Give a woman an inch and she thinks she's a ruler
Give a woman an inch and she thinks she's a ruler
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Loveliest of women! heaven is in thy soul,
Beauty and virtue shine forever round thee,
Bright'ning each read more
Loveliest of women! heaven is in thy soul,
Beauty and virtue shine forever round thee,
Bright'ning each other! thou art all divine!
Women love always: when earth slips from them, they take refuge in heaven.
Women love always: when earth slips from them, they take refuge in heaven.
Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung,
Not she denied Him with unholy tongue;
She, while read more
Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung,
Not she denied Him with unholy tongue;
She, while apostles shrank, could danger brave,
Last at His cross, and earliest at His grave.
A worthless woman! mere cold clay
As all false things are! but so fair,
She takes the read more
A worthless woman! mere cold clay
As all false things are! but so fair,
She takes the breath of men away
Who gaze upon her unaware:
I would not play her larcenous tricks
To have her looks!
Women have two weapons - cosmetics and tears
Women have two weapons - cosmetics and tears
It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing
It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing