The Wedding Guest

Poem to the Wife

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Poem to the Wife

BEHOLD, how fair of eye, and mild of mien

Walks forth of marriage yonder gentle queen;

What chaste sobriety whene'er she speaks,

What glad content sits smiling on her cheeks,

What plans of goodness in that bosom glow,

What prudent care is throned upon her brow,

What tender truth in all she does or says,

What pleasantness and peace in all her ways!

For ever blooming on that cheerful face,

Home's best affections grow divine in grace;

Her eyes are rayed with love, serene and bright;

Charity wreathes her lips with smiles of light;

Her kindly voice hath music in its notes;

And Heaven's own atmosphere around her floats!

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Summary

Preface

The Evening Before Marriage

The Wife

Marriage

The Bride's Sister

Love vs. Health

The Young Housekeeper

To An Absent Wife

The Word of Praise

Letters To A Young Wife

Poem to the Wife

Be Gentle With Thy Wife

A True Tale of Life

Man and Woman

The Fairy Wife

A Brief History, In Three Parts, With A Sequel

Elma's Mission

Living Like A Lady

Lady Lucy's Secret

A Word For Wives

No Jewelled Beauty

The First Marriage in the Family

Only A Few Words

The Two Homes

Love's Fairy Ring

Fannie's Bridal

The Lover and the Husband

Nellie

A Home in the Heart

A Leaf From A Family Journal

Trifles

Domestic Happiness

A Sylvan Morality; or, A Word To Wives

Passages From A Young Wife's Diary

Hints and Helps For Married Partners

Three Ways of Managing A Wife

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