Thomas Urquhart (Томас Эркарт)

Epigrams. The First Booke. № 40. The duty of a husband to his wife

THough he be head, he must not tyrannize
Over his mate in sacred bonds of Mariage;
For in the head the wit, and judgement is:
And therefore he, with a judicious cariage,
Should towards her behave himselfe, respect her,
Instruct her, love her, and from harme protect her.

1. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 16. How a man should oppose adversitie
2. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 40. Of wisedome, in speech, in action in reality, and reputation
3. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 43. That inconveniences ought to be regarded to before hand
4. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 29. How magnanimous a thing it is, in adversity, patiently to endure, what cannot bee evited
5. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 34. The misery of such, as are doubtfull, and suspi∣cious of their VVives chastitie

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