I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tend…

Edward Gibbon
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I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being. ✨ Edward Gibbon (2015). Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated), p.5026, Delphi Classics
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