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<h1 id="center-104-double-rule-center-the-center-henpect-man-ride-behind-his-wife-and-lets-her-wear-the-spurs-and-governs-the-reins.-he-is-a-kind-of-preposterous-animal-that-being-curbed-in-goes-with-his-tail-forwards.-he-is-but-subordinate-and-ministerial-to-his-wife-who-commands-in-chief-and-he-dares-do-no--thing-without-her-order.-she-takes-place-of-him-and-he-creeps-in-at-the-beds-feet-as-if-he-had-married-the-i-grand-seignors-i-daughter-and-is-under-correction-of-her-pantofle.-he-is-his-wifes-villain-and-has-nothing-of-his-own-further-than-she-pleases-to-allow-him.-when-he-was-married-he-promised-to-worship-his-wife-with-his-sould-instead-of-his-body-and-endowed-her-among-his-worldly-goods-with-his-humanity.-he-changed-sexes-with-his-wife-and-put-off-the-old-man-to-put-on-the-new-woman.-she-sits-as-the-helm-and-he-does-but-tup-like-a-slave-at-the-oar.-the-little-center-the-henpect-man.-justifyleft-105-wit-he-has-being-held-i-in-capite-i-has-rendered-all-the-rest-of-his-concerments-liable-to-pupi--lage-and-wardship-and-his-wife-has-the-tuition-of-his-during-his-or-her-life-and-he-has-no-power-to-do-any-thing-of-himself-but-by-his-guardian.-his-wife-manages-him-and-his-estate-with-equal-authority-and-he-lives-unde-rher-aribtrary-government-and-com--mand-as-his-superior-office.-he-is-but-a-kind-of-messuage-and-tenement-in-the-occupation-of-his-wife.-he-and-she-make-up-a-kind-of-hermaphrodite-a-monster-or-which-the-one-half-is-more-than-the-whole-for-he-is-the-weaker-vessel-and-but-his-wifes-helper.-his-wife-espoused-and-took-him-to-husband-for-better-or-worse-and-the-last-word-stands.-he-was-meant-to-be-his-wifes-head-but-being-set-on-at-the-wrong-end-she-makes-him-serve-like-the-jesuits-devil-for-her-feet.-he-is-her-province-an-acquisition-that-she-took-in-and-gives-laws-to-at-indiscretion-for-being-overmatched-and-too-feeble-for-the-encounter-he-was-forced-to-submit-and-take-quarter.-he-has-inverted-the-curse-ad-turned-it-upon-himself-for-his-desire-is-towards-his-wife-and-she-reign-over-him-and-with-i-esau-i-has-sold-his-birthright-for-a-mess-of-matrimony.-106-center-the-henpect-man.-his-wife-took-his-liberty-among-his-worldy-goods-to-have-and-to-hold-till-death-them-do-part.-he-is-but-groom-of-his-wifes-chamber-and-her-menial-husband-that-is-always-in-waiting-and-a-slave-only-in-the-right-of-his-wife.">Center [104]<br />
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#Double Rule<br />
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#Center THE<br />
#Center HENPECT MAN<br />
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[R]IDE behind his Wife, and lets her<br />
[ ]wear the Spurs and governs the Reins. He<br />
is a Kind of prepos<em>terous Animal, that being<br />
curbed in goes with his Tail forwards. He is<br />
but s</em>ubordinate and minis<em>terial to his Wife,<br />
who commands in chief, and he dares do no-<br />
thing without her Order. She takes Place of him,<br />
and he creeps in at the Bed's Feet, as if he had<br />
married the [i] Grand Seignor's [i] Daughter, and is<br />
under Correction of her Pantofle. He is his<br />
Wife's Villain, and has nothing of his own<br />
further than s</em>he pleas<em>es to allow him. When<br />
he was married he promis</em>ed to wors<em>hip his<br />
Wife with his Sould ins</em>tead of his Body, and<br />
endowed her among his worldly Goods with his<br />
Humanity. He changed Sexes with his Wife,<br />
and put off the old Man to put on the new<br />
Woman. She s<em>its as the Helm, and he does<br />
but tup like a Slave at the Oar. The little<br />
#Center THE HENPECT MAN. #justifyleft 105<br />
Wit he has being held [i] in capite [i] has rendered all<br />
the res</em>t of his Concerments liable to Pupi-<br />
lage and Wards<em>hip, and his Wife has the<br />
Tuition of his during his or her Life; and<br />
he has no Power to do any Thing of hims</em>elf,<br />
but by his Guardian. His Wife manages him<br />
and his Es<em>tate with equal Authority, and he<br />
lives unde rher aribtrary Government and Com-<br />
mand as his s</em>uperior Office. He is but a kind<br />
of Mes<em>s</em>uage and Tenement in the Occupation<br />
of his Wife. He and s<em>he make up a Kind of<br />
Hermaphrodite, a Mons</em>ter, or which the one<br />
half is more than the whole; for he is the<br />
weaker Ves<em>s</em>el, and but his Wife's Helper. His<br />
Wife es<em>pous</em>ed and took him to Hus<em>band for<br />
better or wors</em>e, and the las<em>t Word s</em>tands.<br />
He was meant to be his Wife's Head, but being<br />
s<em>et on at the wrong End s</em>he makes him s<em>erve<br />
(like the Jes</em>uits Devil) for her Feet. He is her<br />
Province, an Acquis<em>ition that s</em>he took in,<br />
and gives Laws to at Indis<em>cretion; for being<br />
overmatched and too feeble for the Encounter,<br />
he was forced to s</em>ubmit and take Quarter.<br />
He has inverted the Curs<em>e, ad turned it upon<br />
hims</em>elf; for his Des<em>ire is towards his Wife,<br />
and s</em>he reign over him and with [i] Es<em>au [i] has<br />
s</em>old his Birthright for a Mes<em>s of Matrimony.<br />
106 #Center THE HENPECT MAN.<br />
His Wife took his Liberty among his worldy<br />
Goods, to have and to hold till Death them<br />
do part. He is but Groom of his Wife's<br />
Chamber, and her menial Hus</em>band, that is<br />
always in waiting, and a Slave only in the Right<br />
of his Wife.<br />
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