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Being married to those sleepy-souled women is just like playing at cards for nothing: no passion is excited and the time is filled up. i do not, however, envy a fellow one of those honeysuckle wives for my part, as they are but creepers at best and commonly destroy the tree they so tenderly cling about.
-Samuel Johnson
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Being Married To Those Sleepy-souled Women Is

Samuel Johnson
Being married to those sleepy-souled women is just like playing at cards for nothing: no passion is excited and the time is filled up. i do not, however, envy a fellow one of those honeysuckle wives for my part, as they are but creepers at best and commonly destroy the tree they so tenderly cling about.
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