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Thoughts on Matrimony

 (British, 1766−1826)
 (British, 1752−1812)
Date1786
Dimensions8 1/8 x 7 in. (20.6 x 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. I. Townsend Burden, Jr., 1978
Accession number1978.3.118
Commentary

THOUGHTS ON MATRIMONY: Take thus much of my counsel, marry not in haste; for she that takes the best of Husbands, puts but on a golden fetter.

London publish'd May 25th 1786; by J.R. Smith N. 83 Oxford Street

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