02257cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000120011324500580012526400510018330000470023433600260028133700260030733800360033350000310036950800910040052013060049153400450179765300310184265300390187385600430191213971UtSlPG20260610133329.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aVarious14aThe Fifteen Comforts of Matrimony: Responses from Men 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-11-08  aProduced by David Starner, Fred Robinson and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.  a"The Fifteen Comforts of Matrimony: Responses from Men by Various" is a collection of poetic commentary on the institution of marriage, likely written in the early 18th century. The book provides humorous and satirical reflections on the various challenges and frustrations that men generally experience in married life. Through a series of verses, it addresses the disillusionment of men after they marry, revealing how their initial joys can transform into a litany of complaints about their partners and the burdens of domestic life.  The content chronicles a series of perspectives on marriage, detailing how men respond to the realities of matrimony—depicted as a whimsical yet often sorrowful exploration of love, fidelity, and marital dynamics. Each "comfort" serves as a cautionary tale about the realities faced by husbands, including infidelity, financial burdens, and the emotional weight of living with a spouse. Through this lens, the book critically portrays the concept of "comforts" in marriage while weaving in a mix of humor and melancholy, emphasizing the complexities and paradoxes of the married state. Ultimately, it encapsulates the conflicting feelings of affection and frustration that characterize many matrimonial experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aErotic literature, English  aEnglish literature -- 18th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13971