“Fear accomplishes much in love. The husband of the Middle Ages was loved by his wife for his very severity. The bride of William the Conqueror, having been beaten by him, recognized him by this token for her lord and husband” AgeFearLordWifeMiddleHusbandAccomplishBeatenMiddle AgesBridesConquerorTokensSeverityWilliam The Conqueror Author:Jules Michelet
“In pious times, ere priest-craft did begin, Before polygamy was made a sin; When man, on many, multipli'd his kind, Ere one to one was cursedly confin'd: When Nature prompted, and no Law deni'd Promiscuous use of concubine and bride; Then, Israel's monarch, after Heaven's own heart, His vigorous warmth did variously impart To wives and slaves: and, wide as his command, Scatter'd his Maker's image through the land.” MenHeartKindMadeUseLawHeavenSinWifeLandSlaveIsraelWideCommandCraftsPriestsMakersWarmthBridesVigorousPiousImpartMonarchsPolygamyPromiscuousConcubines Author:John Dryden
“Dancer, bride, runaway wife, radical filmmaker and pioneer - Shirley Clarke is one of the great undertold stories of American independent cinema.” StoriesWifeIndependentRadicalCinemaFilmmakerDancerBridesPioneersRunaway Author:Manohla Dargis
“The bride, the white bride today a maiden, tomorrow a wife.” TodayWhiteWifeTomorrowBridesMaidens Author:Federico Garcia Lorca
“Sometimes electricity provides unexpected benefits. In a remote village in China's Fujian province in which young men have traditionally had a hard time finding wives, the arrival of electricity has attracted more brides” MenSometimesHardYoungWifeBenefitsFindingsChinaYoung ManHard TimesUnexpectedVillageElectricityBridesProvincesArrivals Author:Christopher Flavin
“How much the wife is dearer than the bride.” WifeBrides Author:George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
“O fortunate bride, who never again will become elated after childbirth! O lucky older wife, who has been cured of feeling unwanted!” Has BeensFeelingsWifeBirthLuckyFortunateBridesChildbirthUnwanted Book:Poems and new poems Source: Poems and new poems