A woman is a foreign land,
Of which, though there he settle young,
A man will ne'er quite understand,
The customs, politics, and tongue.


The Angel in the House (1854)

Coventry Patmore Quotes

A woman is a foreign land, Of which, though there he settle young, A man will ne'er quite understand, The customs, politics, and tongue.

A woman is a foreign land, Of which, though there he settle young, A man will ne'er quite understand, The customs, politics, and tongue.

A woman is a foreign land, Of which, though there he settle young, A man will ne'er quite understand, The customs, politics, and tongue.

A woman is a foreign land, Of which, though there he settle young, A man will ne'er quite understand, The customs, politics, and tongue.