Sir, I have quarrelled with my wife; and a man who has quarrelled with his wife is absolved from all duty to his country.
'Nightmare Abbey' (1818) ch. 11
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Sir, I have quarrelled with my wife; and a man who has quarrelled with his wife is absolved from all duty to his country.