Wives

Only by appreciating the distinction made by Plato can we understand why he over and over speaks of the wives of guardians, but never of their husbands, of guardians as "the best of citizens" and "their wives… the best of women," and of how the legislators are to select the women and given them to the guardians. ❋ Nelson, R.J. (1984)

Likewise are all the books of "advice to young wives and husbands," especially those addressed to young _wives_. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

They can obtain wives from the idolators; but the Mahommedans would rather give their daughters to the latter, as being real Adeeghas, than to these Christians, who are found chiefly in the interior. ❋ Unknown (1856)

Elsewhere, the 'cute meet' between Beard and one of his wives is a straightforward repeat of a Robert Mankoff cartoon: 'No, Thursday's out. ❋ Anis Shivani (2010)

That's what we call the wives of the Alphas"Alphabettes. " ❋ Berendt, John (1994)

Mr. Ho's complicated family tree includes three women whom he and others refer to as his wives, plus their children and the children of an earlier companion, who died in 2004. ❋ Shai Oster (2011)

Although both believe that taking multiple wives is a religious imperative, the number of wives each is alleged to have and the time period of the violations are different. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Do they, like, hand out a memo on your first day of your MFA program telling you that writing about alcoholic working-class men who cannot communicate with their sons/fathers/wives is the only way to convey Authenticity? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr. Ho has acknowledged having 17 children with four different women whom he calls wives but whom he may not have legally married. ❋ Shai Oster (2011)

More recently, Mr. Ho and his large family, which includes 16 surviving children from four women he calls his wives, have been embroiled in a feud over the control of his casino empire, which commands around 30% of the lucrative Macau gambling market. ❋ Polly Hui (2011)

Thus you see a Turk's precautions are sometimes of no avail, and when he has succeeded in keeping his wives from a male lover, he is still in danger from a female rival! ❋ AYDIN (2009)

Mr. Ho, an avid amateur ballroom dancer who fathered at least 17 known children from four women he calls his wives, ruled over his gambling empire until brain surgery two years ago forced him to the sidelines. ❋ Shai Oster (2011)

Not to be outdone, the European Court of Justice has now declared that the live-in wives of UN-designated terrorists are entitled to receive family assistance payments. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The island of the naked women (Shame Island) is where legend has it that, in the olden days, wives from the village who had been unfaithful to their husbands were sent, naked, to fend for themselves. ❋ Maxine (2009)