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NHG-P.767.078
11 Dec 1767:11, 12 (584)
From a late Magazine. An Essay on Matrimonial Happiness.
. . . [77 lines, 17 lines about the joys of marriage]
Or a modern Picture of Matrimonial Happiness.
Wednesday, 9 o'clock--Got up, found my wife sitting by the
parlour fire--Wonders how I can lie in bed so long, when I
do nothing but sleep the whole night--Angry at my beard, and
enquired who mended the hole in my last pair of
stockings--Read the Royal Chronicle for the proceeding
evening---Mem. My wife hates that paper, and vows it
engrosses my whole attention.
. . . [41 lines]
In this manner, gentlemen, am I situated with a matrimonial
helpmate. Let my case be a warning to others; and suffer me
to conclude with the old song:
Ye Gods, ye gave to me a wife,
Out of your grace and favour,
To be the comfort of my life,
And I was glad to have her.
But if your providence divine
For greater bliss design her;
T' obey your will, at any time,
I'm ready to resign her.
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