| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 6540 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (18071882) |
| QUOTATION: | As unto the bow the cord is, So unto the man is woman; Though she bends him, she obeys him, Though she draws him, yet she follows; Useless each without the other. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Song of Hiawatha. Part. x. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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