Men are April when they woo, December when they wed: maids are May
when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), As You Like It
-- Act iv, Sc. 1
when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), As You Like It
-- Act iv, Sc. 1
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