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" Chaste women are often proud and froward, as presuming upon the merit of their chastity. It is one of the best bonds both of chastity and obedience in the wife, if she think her husband wise; which she will never do if she find him jealous. Wives are... "
Curiosities of Literature - Page 274
by Isaac Disraeli - 1858
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 428 pages
...goodness, " Be like our wan-anted quarrel." Lord Bacon, in his Essays, uses the word in the same sense: " Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses; so as a man may have a quarrel to marry, when he will." Maione. 7 Show'd like a rehel's vihore ;] I...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 432 pages
...quarrel, as the text is now regulated. Lord Bacon, in his Essays, uses the word in the same sense : " Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses ; so as a man may have a quarrel to marry, when he will." Malone. 7 Show'd like a rehel's vihore :]...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 434 pages
...quarrel, as the text is now regulated. Lord Bacon, in his Essays, uses the word in the same sense : "Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses ; so as a num may have a quarrel to marry, when he will." Malone. 7 Show'd like a rehel's whore :]...
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The Harleian miscellany; or, A collection of ... pamphlets and ..., Volume 3

Harleian miscellany - 1809 - 592 pages
...water into wine ; but the contrary, their joy into sorrow, that is, their wine into water. One saith, wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses, so that a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will : but the apostle saith here, Rejoice in the...
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The Harleian Miscellany: A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ..., Volume 3

Great Britain - 1809 - 610 pages
...water into wine; but the contrary, their joy into sorrow, that is, their wine into water. One saith, wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses, so that a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will : but the apostle saith here, Rejoice in the...
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Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...froward, as presuming upon the merit of their chastity. It is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and obedience, in the wife, if she think her husband...mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses; so as a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will: but yet he was reputed one of the wise men, that...
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Auntient lere, a selection of aphoristical and preceptive passages from the ...

Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...and ugly forms." Remains of 6ir Walter hulegh, "i. 669. IT is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and obedience in the wife, if she think her husband...wise, which she will never do if she find him jealous. LORD BACON. SEE whether a cage can please a bird, or whether a dog grow not fiercer with tying? What...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...froward, as presuming upon the merit of their chastity. It is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and obedience, in the wife, if she think her husband...mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses ; so as a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will : but yet he was reputed one of the wise men...
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Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c

Decoration and ornament - 1819 - 490 pages
...than to a constant fellow who is always perplexing her with his inconstant humour : for the inconstant lovers are commonly the best humoured ; but let them...men's nurses." The last degrading sentence is found in some writer^ whose name I cannot recollect. Lady Gethin, with an intellect so superior to that of...
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The essays; or, Counsels moral, economical, and political, by sir F. Bacon

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...their chastity. It D is one of the best bonds both of chastity and obedience in the wife, if she thinks her husband wise, which she will never do, if she...mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses ; so as a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will. But yet he was reputed one of the wise men,...
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