_Marry in your own Rank._ Wise was the man, ay, wise indeed, who first weighed well this maxim, and with his tongue published it abroad, that to marry in one's own class is best by far, and that a peasant should woo the hand neither of any that have waxed wanton by riches, nor of such as pride themselves in high-traced lineage. --_Aeschylus._ 1294 THE NEWLY WEDDED. Now the rite is duly done, Now the word is spoken, And the spell has made us one Which may ne'er be broken; Rest we, dearest, in our home, Roam we o'er the heather; We shall rest, and we shall roam, Shall we not--together? From this hour the summer rose Sweeter breathes to charm us; From this hour the winter snows Lighter fall to harm us; Fair or foul--on land or sea-- Come the wind or weather, Best or worst, whate'er they be, We shall (D.V.) always share--together! --_Winthrop Mackworth Praed._ 1295 Whom first we love, you know one seldom weds. --_Owen Meredith._ 1296 A pious elder once said to his son in view of marriage,--"My boy, piety is essential for the life to come, but good temper is the great requisite for happiness in this world." 1297 The reason why so few marriages are happy is because young ladies spend their time in making nets, not in making cages. --_Swift._ 1298 COMPANIONSHIP IN MARRIAGE. If God had designed woman as man's master, He would have taken her from his head; if as his slave, He would have taken her from his feet; but as He designed her for his companion and equal, He took her from his side. --_St. Augustine._ 1299 The following was written on a card by an old friend of a young lady's when he sent her some flowers on the eve of her wedding day:--"I have sent you a few flowers to adorn the dying moments of your single life." 1300 The treasures of the deep are not so precious As are the concealed comforts of a man Lock'd up in woman's love. I scent the air Of blessings, when I come but near the house. What a delicious breath marriage sends forth-- The violet bed's not sweeter! --_Middleton._ 1301 Blessed their life whose marriage prospers well, But if things fall out ill, no happiness Awaits them, within doors or without,--so beware! --_Unknown._ 1302 THE MARRIAGE VOW.