The Ten Pleasures of Marriage / and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple

A satirical, episodic catalogue of ten pleasures linked to married life, followed by a second part in which a newly married couple revisits and confesses those same pleasures. It sketches recurring scenes—courtship and feasting, public display, travel, household management, intimacy, and domestic quarrels—using comic exaggeration and moral observation to weigh enjoyment against duty. The prose highlights social expectations and gendered labor, criticizes men's negligence, and balances amused portrayal of rituals with pointed commentary on the tensions between public celebration and private responsibility.