Saturday, March 6, 2010

As Unto The Bow

As Unto The Bow
by: Henry Wadworth Longfellow

As unto the bow the cord is, 
So unto the man is to woman:
Though she bends him, she obeys him;
Though she draws him, yet she follows;
Useless each without the other.

Image: Godspeed (1900) by: Edmund Blair Leighton from: http://www.erasofelegance.com

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