English poem
A FRENCH MAXIM IN PROSE. February 11, 1786
by George Colman (1732–1794)
"Wife, or No Wife?"—A serious doubt indeed! We cannot pause too long ere we proceed. Thrice happy He, that ponders on a Wife, Who pauses long, and pauses all his Life!
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