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Meanings of wifely devotion in English

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Usage of wifely devotion in English
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On the side of the former was maternal love; on the side of the latter, wifely devotion.
History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
2
Her wifely devotion had won the Emperor's affection, and her unfailing gentleness had attracted all his friends.
The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise
3
I'm sure I wish you joy with the selfish wretch and with your new-fangled ideas of wifely devotion.
The Auction Block
4
Such wifely devotion seemed praiseworthy enough.
Gobseck
5
Talk about your wifely devotion, what!
The Sorrows of a Show Girl: A Story of the Great "White Way"
6
He tried to quell the unreasonable inclination to find her lacking in wifely devotion because she had been out.
The Sturdy Oak / A composite Novel of American Politics by fourt...
7
She pictures herself as fulfilling exquisite ideals of wifely devotion, "all in all" to him, and he to her.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
8
Eventually she has to abandon him, but demonstrates her wifely devotion by going back to nurse him through his last illness.
The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood
9
When would the days begin of that active wifely devotion which was to strengthen her husband's life and exalt her own?
Middlemarch
10
He probably divined how eager you were to help me, and he was glad to yield to the agreeable spell of your wifely devotion.
Unleavened Bread
11
Mrs. Donner was urged to go with the relief party, but resolutely determined to heed the promptings of wifely devotion and remain by her husband.
History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
12
She has a misgiving that he does not mean to rate Jasper Wilmarth very highly, and her wifely devotion resents it, for she is devoted.
Floyd Grandon's Honor
13
"Fidelio" is a tale of wifely devotion, and Beethoven bent all his energies to a glorification of his heroine's love and fidelity.
Chapters of Opera / Being historical and critical observations a...
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