Faithful--as dog, the lonely shepherd's pride;
True--as the helm, the bark's protecting guide;
Firm--as the shaft that props the towering dome;
Sweet--as to shipwreck'd seaman land and home;
Lovely--as child, a parent's sole delight;
Radiant--as morn, that breaks a stormy night;
Grateful--as streams, that, in some deep recess,
With rills unhoped the panting traveler bless,
Is he that links with mine his chain of life,
Names himself lord, and deigns to call me wife.
--_Aeschylus._
949
Between husband and wife there should be no question as to material
interests. All things should be in common between them without any
distinction or means of distinguishing.
950