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Walsham How

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William Walsham How (December 13 , 1823August 10 , 1897) was an English Anglican bishop.

Quotes

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  • A wife, domestic, good, and pure,
    Like snail, should keep within her door;
    But not, like snail, with silver track,
    Place all her wealth upon her back.
    • "Good Wives", reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 869
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