 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - Liczba stron: 780
...fancy, or ornament. Two verses will suffice to give an idea of his manner : — Give me, next good, on understanding wife, By nature wise, not learned by much art ; Some knowledge on her part will, all her life More scope of conversation impart, Besides her inborn virtue fortify ; They... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - Liczba stron: 960
...able to bring the sloe to perfection ? " '* Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature vise, not learned by much art ; Some knowledge on her side...life More scope of conversation impart ; Besides, her inborne virtue fortifie ; They are most firmly good, who best know why." * We drank tea with Mrs. Williams.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - Liczba stron: 766
...precepts, has little grace, fancy, or ornament. Two verses will suffice to give an idea of his manner :— Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature...wise, not learned by much art ; Some knowledge on her part will, all her life More scope of conversation impart, Besides her inborn virtue fortify ; They... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - Liczba stron: 788
...precepts, has little grace, fancy, or ornament. Tvo verses will suffice to give an idea of his manner !— Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature...wise, not learned by much art; Some knowledge on her part will, all her life More scope of conversation impart, Besides her inborn virtue fortify; They... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1865 - Liczba stron: 398
...o 't, The warstle and the care o 't, Wi' her I'll blithely bear it, And think my lot divine. Burns. Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature...More scope of conversation impart, Besides her inborn virtue fortify. They are most firmly good, that best know why. As good and wise ; so be she fit for... | |
 | 1865 - Liczba stron: 380
...o 't, The warstle and the care o 't, Wi' her I'll blithely bear it, And think my lot divine. Burns. Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature...More scope of conversation impart, Besides her inborn virtue fortify. They are most firmly good, that best know why. As good and wise ; so be she fit for... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - Liczba stron: 784
...grace, fancy, or ornament. T\ "O verses will suffice to give an idea of his manner : — Give ine, next good, an understanding wife, By nature wise, not learned by much art j Some knowledge on her part will, all her life More scope of conversation impart, Besides her inborn... | |
 | Liczba stron: 134
...character in the estimation of others; while they afford peace and satisfaction to her own mind." " GrvE me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature wise,...learned by much art : Some knowledge on her side"— Sir Thomas Overtoury. 6th 1 Month,! TTTKIT 366. ,1 JUJMJll ,30 days. L WHILE YOU MAY. THE MOON'S CHANGES.... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - Liczba stron: 752
...broken-hearted, But wed again. Chas. SJaclcay, Safe Prtdietiom. WIFE, WTV1BS — see Love, Marriage. Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature...knowledge on her side will all my life More scope for conversation then impart, Besides her inborn virtue fortify ; They are most good who best know... | |
 | Elizabeth A. Thurston - 1866 - Liczba stron: 320
...compassionate or blind; And will with sympathy endure Those evils it would gladly cure. William Cowper. C\ IVE me next good, an understanding wife, By nature wise, not learned by much art, Some knowledge on her part, will, all her life, More scope of conversation impart; Besides her inborn virtue fortify, They... | |
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Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By Nature wise, not learned by much art; Some knowledge on her side will all my life More scope of conversation impart; Besides, her inborne virtue fortifie; They are most firmly good, who best know why. 
