Report + 

I heard, my young friend + 

You were seeking a wife, + 

A woman to make + 

Your companion for life. + 

Now, if you are seeking + 

A wife for your youth, + 

Let this be your aim, then⁠— + 

Seek a woman of truth. + 

She may not have talents, + 

With greatness combined, + 

Her gifts may be humble, + 

Of person and mind: + 

But if she be constant, + 

And gentle, and true, + 

Believe me my friend, + 

She’s the woman for you! + 

Oh! wed not for beauty, + 

Though fair is the prize; + 

It may pall when you grasp it, + 

And fade in your eyes. + 

Let gold not allure you, + 

Let wealth not attract; + 

With a house full of treasure, + 

A woman may lack. + 

Let her habits be frugal, + 

Her hands not afraid + 

To work in her household + 

Or follow her trade. + 

Let her language be modest, + 

Her actions discreet; + 

Her manners refined, + 

And free from deceit. + 

Now if such you should find, + 

In your journey through life, + 

Just open your mind, + 

And make her your wife. + 