When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.


Poetical works (ed. 1849)


When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.

When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.

When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.

When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.