I was ever of the opinion, that the honest man who married and brought…

Oliver Goldsmith
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I was ever of the opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population. ✨ 'The Vicar of Wakefield' (1766) ch. 1
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I was ever of the opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population. ✨ 'The Vicar of Wakefield' (1766) ch. 1

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