The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only hope that keeps up a wife's spirits.

  • -- John Gay 约翰·盖伊

守寡生活的舒适状态是保持妻子精神的唯一希望。

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I was glad to hear of that determination as I detest the practice of cousins marrying or any marriage between persons in which there can be traced the most distant relationship. I go for the improvement instead of the deterioration of our race.

我很高兴听到这个决定,因为我讨厌堂兄弟姐妹结婚,讨厌任何可以追溯到最遥远关系的人结婚。我追求进步而不是我们种族的堕落。

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

婚姻是一个很好的制度,但我还没有准备好接受制度。