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Seek a good wife of thy God, for she is the best gift of His Providence; Yet ask not in bold confidence that which He hath not promised: Thou knowest not His good will:—be thy prayer then submissive thereunto. And leave thy petition to His mercy, assured that He will deal well with thee. If thou art to have a wife of thy youth, she is now living on the earth, Therefore think of her, and pray for her weal; yea, though thou hast not seen her. They that love early become like-minded, and the tempter toucheth them not: They grow up leaning on each other, as the olive and the vine.
Seek a good wife of thy God, for she is the best gift of His Providence; Yet ask not in bold confidence that which He hath not promised: Thou knowest not His good will:—be thy prayer then submissive thereunto. And leave thy petition to His mercy, assured that He will deal well with thee. If thou art to have a wife of thy youth, she is now living on the earth, Therefore think of her, and pray for her weal; yea, though thou hast not seen her. They that love early become like-minded, and the tempter toucheth them not: They grow up leaning on each other, as the olive and the vine.
Approximate author period: c. 1849 AD · industrial
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- Martin F. Tupper
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- Approximate author period: c. 1849 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 666 · printed citation: Martin F. Tupper · subject: WIFE
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