May that man, fool as he is, who marries
A second wife, most miserably perish;
Him who weds one, I will not blame too much,
For he knew little of the ills he courted.
But well the widower had proved all
The ills which are in wedlock and in wives.
And a little further on he says—
O holy Jove, may I be quite undone,
If e'er I say a word against the women,
The choicest of all creatures. And suppose