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REPORT.
I heard, my young friend
You were seeking a wife,
A woman to make
Your companion for life.
You were seeking a wife,
A woman to make
Your companion for life.
Now, if you are seeking
A wife for your youth,
Let this be your aim, then—
Seek a woman of truth.
A wife for your youth,
Let this be your aim, then—
Seek a woman of truth.
She may not have talents,
With greatness combined,
Her gifts may be humble,
Of person and mind:
With greatness combined,
Her gifts may be humble,
Of person and mind:
But if she be constant,
And gentle, and true,
Believe me my friend,
She 's the woman for you!
And gentle, and true,
Believe me my friend,
She 's the woman for you!
Oh! wed not for beauty,
Though fair is the prize;
It may pall when you grasp it,
And fade in your eyes.
Though fair is the prize;
It may pall when you grasp it,
And fade in your eyes.
