Alexander Hamilton's ideal wife

From a letter to his friend John Laurens:
>She must be young, handsome (I lay most stress upon a good shape), sensible (a little learning will do), well-bred (but she must have an aversion to the word ton), chaste and tender (I am an enthusiast in my notions of fidelity and fondness), of some good nature, a great deal of generosity (she must neither love money nor scolding, for I dislike equally a termagant and an economist). In politics, I am indifferent what side she may be of; I think I have arguments that will easily convert her to mine. As to religion, a moderate streak will satisfy me. She must believe in god and hate a saint. But as to fortune, the larger stock of that the better. You know my temper and circumstances and will therefore pay special attention to this article in the treaty. Though I run no risk of going to purgatory for my avarice, yet as money is an essential ingredient to happiness in this world—as I have not much of my own and as I am very little calculated to get more either by my address or industry—it must needs be that my wife, if I get one, bring at least a sufficiency to administer to her own extravagancies.

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    1. Digits
    2. He wanted a unicorn

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >well-bred (but she must have an aversion to the word ton)
    ESLgay here, helb 😀

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton_(society)

      I’m a native English speaker and even I had to do some research to figure it out.

      It means Hamilton didn’t want her to be obsessed with her social class status and spending too much time LARPing as royalty like a socialite.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        danks fren 😀

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Based Hamilton

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Well bred means you come from a prominent and wealthy family. So he wanted a girl he could mooch status and money from.

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >In politics, I am indifferent what side she may be of; I think I have arguments that will easily convert her to mine.
    This part is actually based.

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    The ideal wife is not having one.

  5. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Baste

  6. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >1776
    absolute unit of a post, congrats anon

  7. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >In politics, I am indifferent what side she may be of; I think I have arguments that will easily convert her to mine.

  8. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >believe in God and hate a saint.
    believes in God yet wants someone to hate

    >Though I run no risk of going to purgatory for my avarice
    personally interpretation based on not accepting reality and ones own sins, not taking responsibility for ones own actions and wanting a separate belief system that was handed down to him, essentially a false believer and no willingness to do the fathers work.

    >yet as money is an essential ingredient to happiness in this world
    believes happiness and stress free living is the same thing, equates money to success.

    Protestants just cant help themselves.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      How were white women able to have butts this large? Isnt that an exclusively African trait?

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        If they didn't have asses like that, no one would have taken a picture otherwise.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          True. She must've been a circus freak. White women generally didn't have large butts.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Being fat and old

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      WHOA MAMA HUMINA HUMINA!

  9. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Picky

  10. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >I think I have arguments that will easily convert her to mine.
    Kek, truly /oneofus/

  11. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >OP digits
    CHECK EM

  12. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Think we found the chosen one boys

  13. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >/1776/
    Tarleton, get the kindling

  14. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >"I am an enthusiast in my notions of fidelity and fondness"
    >cheats on his wife
    WSHMBY Jeffersonbros...

  15. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >Why do you always say what you believe?
    >Why do you always say what you believe?
    >Every proclamation guarantees
    >Free ammunition for your enemies

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