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The inheritance, by the author of Marriage. By the author of 'Marriage'. Revised by the author

Book by Susan Edmonstone Ferrier · 8 quotes · Heart, Lovers, Perfection

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The inheritance, by the author of Marriage. By the author of 'Marriage'. Revised by the author Quotes

“lovers, it is well known, carry the art of tautology to its utmost perfection, and even the most impatient of them can both bear to hear and repeat the same things times without number, till the sound becomes the echo to the sense or the nonsense previously uttered.”

“It is universally allowed that, though nothing can be more interesting in itself than the conversation of two lovers, yet nothing can be more insipid in detail - just as the heavenly fragrance of the rose becomes vapid and sickly under all the attempts made to retain and embody its exquisite odor.”