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NYGWPB.767.038
29 Oct 1767:11 (1295)
The Mental and Personal Qualifications of a Good Husband.
Great piety, good sense, and good nature.
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He must be able to play tolerably well on the fiddle, and
have more than a tolerable share of patience; in short, he
must be willing to play as long as I think proper to dance.
--But no particular intimacy with Italian scrapers, singers,
W--s, &c.
Skilled in the use of the sword, but not of a quarrelsome
temper.
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An admirer of the fine arts.
A lover of poetry, both ancient and modern; and capable of
relishing the beauties of each.
In conversation affable and entertaining; just to all the
world, and affectionate to me.
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