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The True Sources Of Earthly Happiness. An Eastern Tale.
an hour , and returned with the all-accomplished Fatima in his hand . He bestowed on Assan the daughter of his affections , wishing she might make him as happy as her mother , the amiable Zara , had done himself . Assan was enchanted with the present ; he knew its value , and was thankful accordingly . He now found , after many experimental scenes in the space of a few years , that love , friendship , and a virtuous retirement , are the true sources of earthly happiness . , ASIATICUS .
The Character Of A Good Husband, And A Good Wife.
THE CHARACTER OF A GOOD HUSBAND , AND A GOOD WIFE .
A GOOD HUSBAND
THE good husband is one who , wedded not by interest but b y choice , is constant as we ' ll from inclination as from principles ; he treats his wife with delicacy as a woman , with tenderness as a friend ; he attributes her follies to her weakness , her imprudence to her inadvertency ; he passes them over , therefore , with good nature , and pardons them with indulgence ; all his strength and power are exerted for her
support and protection ; he is more anxious to preserve his own character and reputation , because her ' s is blended with it ; lastly- - , the good husband is pious and reli gious , that he may animate her faith b y his practice , and enforce the precepts of Christianity b y his own example ; that as they join to promote each others happiness in this world , they may unite to ensure eternal joy and felicity in that which is to come .
A Good Wife.
A GOOD WIFE .
THE good wife is one who , ever mindful of the solemn contract which she hath entered into , is . strictly and conscientiously virtuous , constant , and faithful to her husband ; chaste , pure , and unblemished , in eveiy thought , word , and deed ; she is humble and modest from reason and conviction , submissive from choice , and obedient from in > - chnation ; what she acquires by love and tenderness , she preserves by and discretion
prudence ; she makes it her business to serve , and her business to oblige her husband ; conscious that every thing t-at promotes his happiness , must in the end contribute to her own : her tenderness relieves his cares , her affection softens his distress , her good humour and complacency lessen and subdue his afflictions . — " She openeth her mouth , " as'Solomon says , " with wisdom , ancl in her tongue is the law of kindness . —She looketh well to the way itf
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The True Sources Of Earthly Happiness. An Eastern Tale.
an hour , and returned with the all-accomplished Fatima in his hand . He bestowed on Assan the daughter of his affections , wishing she might make him as happy as her mother , the amiable Zara , had done himself . Assan was enchanted with the present ; he knew its value , and was thankful accordingly . He now found , after many experimental scenes in the space of a few years , that love , friendship , and a virtuous retirement , are the true sources of earthly happiness . , ASIATICUS .
The Character Of A Good Husband, And A Good Wife.
THE CHARACTER OF A GOOD HUSBAND , AND A GOOD WIFE .
A GOOD HUSBAND
THE good husband is one who , wedded not by interest but b y choice , is constant as we ' ll from inclination as from principles ; he treats his wife with delicacy as a woman , with tenderness as a friend ; he attributes her follies to her weakness , her imprudence to her inadvertency ; he passes them over , therefore , with good nature , and pardons them with indulgence ; all his strength and power are exerted for her
support and protection ; he is more anxious to preserve his own character and reputation , because her ' s is blended with it ; lastly- - , the good husband is pious and reli gious , that he may animate her faith b y his practice , and enforce the precepts of Christianity b y his own example ; that as they join to promote each others happiness in this world , they may unite to ensure eternal joy and felicity in that which is to come .
A Good Wife.
A GOOD WIFE .
THE good wife is one who , ever mindful of the solemn contract which she hath entered into , is . strictly and conscientiously virtuous , constant , and faithful to her husband ; chaste , pure , and unblemished , in eveiy thought , word , and deed ; she is humble and modest from reason and conviction , submissive from choice , and obedient from in > - chnation ; what she acquires by love and tenderness , she preserves by and discretion
prudence ; she makes it her business to serve , and her business to oblige her husband ; conscious that every thing t-at promotes his happiness , must in the end contribute to her own : her tenderness relieves his cares , her affection softens his distress , her good humour and complacency lessen and subdue his afflictions . — " She openeth her mouth , " as'Solomon says , " with wisdom , ancl in her tongue is the law of kindness . —She looketh well to the way itf