Can she the spirits of the young control?
Can she thy peace promote, partake thy care,
Procure thy comforts, and thy sorrows share?
Age is itself impatient, uncontroll’d:”
But wives like mothers must at length be old.”
Thou hast shrewd servants - they are evils sore?”
Yet a shrewd mistress might afflict me more.”
Wilt thou not be a weary, wailing man?”
Alas! and I must bear it as I can.”
Resisted thus, the Widow soon withdrew,