Mistress

Famous quotes containing the word mistress:

“A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.”
—William Wycherley (1640–1716)

“See the kind seed-receiving earth
To every grain affords a birth:
On her no showers unwelcome fall,
Her willing womb retains ‘em all,
And shall my Caelia be confined?
No, live up to thy mighty mind,
And be the mistress of Mankind!”
—John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)

“Marriage. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)