Bosoms Quote by Washington Irving

“No man knows what the wife of his bosom is until he has gone with her through the fiery trials of this world.” quote by Washington Irving — Download Open image

“No man knows what the wife of his bosom is until he has gone with her through the fiery trials of this world.”

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