Man for the field and woman for the hearth: Man for the sword and for the needle she… — Alfred Tennyson
Man for the field and woman for the hearth: Man for the sword and for the needle she: Man with the head and woman with the heart: Man to command and woman to obey; All else confusion.
The Princess · 1847
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Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. "The Princess." Alfred Tennyson: The Major Works, edited by Adam Roberts. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 5, I. 437.
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Tennyson, Alfred. The Princess. London: Edward Moxon, 1847, pt. 5, I. 437.
