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" Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign ; one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance : commits his body To painful labour, both by sea and land ; To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, While thou liest warm... "
The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare: With a Life - Page 152
by William Shakespeare - 1828
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The Shakespearian Tempest: With a Chart of Shakespeare's Dramatic Universe

G. Wilsin Knight - Drama - 2002 - 368 pages
...the tempests of existence, gives man the right and prerogative of tempestuous behaviour. A husband is one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance commits...land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe. (v. ii. 147) But these themes of tempest and wild-beast...
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Shakespeare's Domestic Economies: Gender and Property in Early Modern England

Natasha Korda - Drama - 2002 - 304 pages
...defining the housewife's (nonproductive) activity as a form of leisure rather than labor: Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign;...And for thy maintenance; commits his body To painful labor both by sea and land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at...
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The Taming of the Shrew: Critical Essays

Dana E. Aspinall - 2002 - 228 pages
...negative implications for women and instead employs a more secular, political conceit: Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign;...And for thy maintenance commits his body To painful labor both by sea and land. To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at...
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Transforming Texts

Shaun O'Toole - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2003 - 116 pages
...governor: Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign; one that cares for thec, And for thy maintenance commits his body To painful...land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe; And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love,...
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Nelson Thornes Shakespeare - Much Ado about Nothing

William Shakespeare, Lawrence Green - Drama - 2004 - 156 pages
...Taming of the Shrew, Katherina, the Shrew of the title, eventually accepts that a husband is: ...one who cares for thee, And for thy maintenance; commits his...land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe; And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love,...
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The Correspondence of Sarah Morgan and Francis Warrington Dawson, with ...

Sarah Morgan Dawson, Francis Warrington Dawson - History - 2004 - 352 pages
...not involve conscience; and these will always be made by one who has most self-respect. "Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign;...And for thy maintenance; commits his body To painful labor, both by sea and land; To watch the night's storms, the day in cold, While thou liest warm at...
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Renaissance Papers 2003

Aaron Landau - History - 2004 - 200 pages
...daughter" as though she were new-born. I cite Katherina's submission speech at length: Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign;...And for thy maintenance; commits his body To painful labor, both by sea and land; To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou li'st warm...
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What is the Matter with Communicative Competence?: An Analysis to Encourage ...

Reinhold Peterwagner - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 372 pages
...whole trust is in her, and children are not lacking. (The New English Bible, Proverbs 31) Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign;...his body To painful labour, both by sea and land. (Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, V, 2) What are the major types of modern family like? What are...
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Shakespeare and His Comedies

John Russell Brown - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 264 pages
...husband's command she speaks of the duty of wives : Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, . . . And for thy maintenance commits his body To -painful...land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe. . . . It should be noted that she has no proof of...
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature

Elizabeth Kantor - Literary Criticism - 2006 - 278 pages
...is the very essense of "essentialist" beliefs about men and women. In Kate's own words: Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign;...land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe; And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love,...
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