A Quote by Henry Fielding on xanthippe and socrates
She was, besides, a profest follower of that noble sect founded by Xantippe of old; by means of which she became more formidable in the school than her husband; for, to confess the truth, he was never master there, or anywhere else, in her presence.
Source: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Contributed by: Bob

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