AN OLD-FASHIONED VIRTUE
Ill Housewifery pricketh herself up with pride;
Good Housewifery tricketh her house as a bride.
Ill Housewifery lieth till ten of the clock;
Good Housewifery trieth to rise with the cock.
Penny Magazine, 1798.
Ill Housewifery pricketh herself up with pride;
Good Housewifery tricketh her house as a bride.
Ill Housewifery lieth till ten of the clock;
Good Housewifery trieth to rise with the cock.
Penny Magazine, 1798.