A WIFE.
I What magic in the simple word—a wife : It strikes the ear as chime of well-tuned music bells, Or, sweet as strain of .iEulian harp when struck By master hand in prelude to the vocal air. Her presence throws a halo round the heart, Glowing as the dawn of early morn, Expelling darker shadows which may be Fleeting through the breasts of those she loves. Then fondly should a wife be loved, protected : Not as a slave, brow beat and corrected ; He who plays the rod for Avife's correction Should rather forge a chain to curb his brutal passion. For this, the act is low, Ixaso, and degrading ; And he who does commit this cowardly deed Should for ever cast aside the nobler name of man, And hide with those who're void of intellect. A true wife is a world within herself, A perfect paradise, whereon to rest The loved one's weary head from every care. Then truly blessed is he who can exclaim, I have a virtuous, fond, and loving wife, Not in name only, but in thought, word, action, And one who can without a blush exclaim In honor I've uphold the sacred trust, The laws of God and man on me conferred. Nospxjk.
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Kumara Times, Issue 981, 21 November 1879, Page 3
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