stick stubbornly to old

bitter(home) truth(speech that grates on the ear)

dab hand

be old and infirm(the sere and yellow leaf)

the joy of having a son born

make up one's mind(take aim)

A man should take a wife and a woman should take a husband.

with a lot of lurly-burly

with no money in the purse

blush with shame and be uncomfortable

talk on and on tediously(chatter away)

advanced in years an virtue

confound the right and wrong(distort facts)

keep on saying "yes"

curvaceous and soft

equality of men and women

find it hard to part with

campaign all across the country

Women weave and men cultivate.

have a tongue in one's head