Husband and wife separate and divide property. Man keeps the house, gives the wife the road — Mythoi

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Husband and wife separate and divide property. Man keeps the house, gives the wife the road.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · Retorts between husband and wife. · view the constellation · filed as J1541.4

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U.S. Baughman.

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The good words. A man pledged to give his wife only good words hits her with a prayer book The flute makes more noise. A man overcomes his quarrelsome wife by playing the flute as long as she is scolding Woman repulses ugly husband's advances. He placates her by telling her that he wants a handsome child

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