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Literary
April 25, 1810
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Robert Burns outlines ideal wife qualities: placid good nature, sweet disposition, devoted heart, vigorous health, sprightly cheerfulness, and handsome figure, valuing these over education or sophistication beyond Bible reading and simple rural dances.
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BURNS'S CHOICE OF A WIFE.
"The most placid good nature, and sweetest of disposition," says the poet of Ayrshire, "a warm heart, gratefully devoted with all its powers to love, vigorous health and sprightly cheerfulness, set off to the best advantage, by a more than commonly handsome figure; these, I think, in a woman, may make a good wife, though she should never have read a page, but the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, nor have danced in a brighter assembly than a penny-hay wedding."
"The most placid good nature, and sweetest of disposition," says the poet of Ayrshire, "a warm heart, gratefully devoted with all its powers to love, vigorous health and sprightly cheerfulness, set off to the best advantage, by a more than commonly handsome figure; these, I think, in a woman, may make a good wife, though she should never have read a page, but the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, nor have danced in a brighter assembly than a penny-hay wedding."
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Burns
Wife
Marriage
Qualities
Good Nature
Love
Health
Cheerfulness
What entities or persons were involved?
The Poet Of Ayrshire
Literary Details
Title
Burns's Choice Of A Wife.
Author
The Poet Of Ayrshire
Subject
Choice Of A Wife
Key Lines
"The Most Placid Good Nature, And Sweetest Of Disposition," Says The Poet Of Ayrshire, "A Warm Heart, Gratefully Devoted With All Its Powers To Love, Vigorous Health And Sprightly Cheerfulness, Set Off To The Best Advantage, By A More Than Commonly Handsome Figure; These, I Think, In A Woman, May Make A Good Wife, Though She Should Never Have Read A Page, But The Scriptures Of The Old And New Testaments, Nor Have Danced In A Brighter Assembly Than A Penny Hay Wedding."