 Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By Nature wise, not learned by much art; Some knowledge on her side will all my life More scope of conversation impart; Besides, her inborne virtue fortifie; They are most firmly good, who best know why.  The Retrospective Review - Страница 951820Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Thomas Seccombe, John William Allen - 1903 - 380 страници
...judiciously pointed out that degree of intelligence which is to be desired in a female companion. ' " Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature...of conversation impart : Besides, her inborn virtue fortifie. They are most firmly good, who best know why."' The poem is stated to have been written to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 страници
...judiciously pointed out that degree of intelligence which is to be desired in a female companion : inborne virtue fortifie ; They are most firmly good, who best know why." When I censured a gentleman... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 712 страници
...pointed out that degree of intelligence which is to be desired in a female companion : "Give me, next^W, an understanding wife, By Nature wise, not learned...life More scope of conversation impart ; Besides, her inborne virtue fortifie ; They are most firmly good, who best know why." 1 " A Wife," a poem, 1614.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1908 - 398 страници
...judiciously pointed out that degree of intelligence which is to be desired in a female companion : " Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature...life More scope of conversation impart ; Besides, her unborn virtue fortifie ; They are most firmly good who best know why." * • " Life of Johnson," anno... | |
 | James Boswell - 1852
...judiciously pointed out that degree of intelligence which is to be desired in a female companion : — " Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By Nature...not learned by much art ; Some knowledge on her side with all my life More scope of conversation impart ; Besides, her inborne virtue fortifie ; They are... | |
 | Charles Edward Gough - 1909 - 226 страници
...doth many times ouer. . . ." (4) " By good I would have holy understood, etc., cf. sub (3), p. 98. Give me next good, an understanding wife, By nature wise, not learned by much art." — Wife, 175-176. Overbury considered religious feeling and " commonsense "to be the primary requisites... | |
 | Henry George Bohn, Anna Lydia Ward - 1911 - 784 страници
...Hunt: March. MARRIAGE, MATRIMONY — see Courtship, Father, Happiness, Husband, Love, Mother, Widows. Give me, next good, an understanding wife, By nature...wise, not learned by much art ; Some knowledge on her part, will, all her life, More scope of conversation impart; Besides her inborn virtue fortify ; They... | |
 | Chilton Latham Powell - 1917 - 320 страници
...in Overbury's A Wife, which judging from its immense popularity,2 seems to have had wide approval. " Give me next Good, an understanding Wife By nature...will all my Life More scope of Conversation impart. A passive understanding to conceive, A judgment to discern, I wish to fin do. Beyond that, all as hazardous... | |
 | Irmgard von Ingersleben - 1921 - 120 страници
...ihres Mannes umfaßt, und ihm zur Mitteilung und Anregung seines geistigen Lebens willkommen sein: „Some knowledge on her side, will all my life More scope of conversation impart" (3o, 3 — 4). Dann wird auch ihr sittlicher Wert völlig gesichert sein; denn das Gute, was sonst... | |
 | 1857 - 872 страници
...lue-stockinghood, but even they will not eny the pregnant fancy and brilliant point f the following comparispns : 1 Give me next good, an understanding wife, By nature wise, not learned by much art, Sonie knowledge on her side, will a'l my life More scope of conversation impart : Besides, her inborne... | |
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