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'' | who follow the blind Guidance of Simple Nature, no wonder <hi rend="underline">It</hi> is seen to terminate so<lb/> | ||
soon when Desire once sickens and becomes shifted for want of that true & lasting Spirit<lb/> | |||
of Love which shou'd ever feed the Torch of Hymen to preserve it's sacred flame —<lb/> | |||
perpetually burning, without which it can produce nothing but the foggy Fumes of<lb/> | |||
<sic>Smoak</sic>, such as we may <sic>Imagin</sic> have blear'd the Eyes of our inconsiderate P-r-n<lb/> | |||
and urg'd him to his ruin — what a wretched Scene must the nuptual State —<lb/> | |||
afford where Reflection when ever it once takes place, instead of height'ning,<lb/> | |||
must soon extinguish all Desire, & transform<del>s</del> the Inclination to abhorrence and<lb/> | |||
Distaste - but let us Shift the Scene and view the happy side of the <sic>Contraste</sic><lb/> | |||
in ourselves my dearest charmer, what solid & rational transport & Satisfaction<lb/> | |||
may we not feel in the pleasing Consciousness of a well plac'd affection in the —<lb/> | |||
Choice we have made in Each other, for since I have been so happy to be yours<lb/> | |||
who follow the blind Guidance of Simple Nature, no wonder It is seen to terminate so
soon when Desire once sickens and becomes shifted for want of that true & lasting Spirit
of Love which shou'd ever feed the Torch of Hymen to preserve it's sacred flame —
perpetually burning, without which it can produce nothing but the foggy Fumes of
Smoak, such as we may Imagin have blear'd the Eyes of our inconsiderate P-r-n
and urg'd him to his ruin — what a wretched Scene must the nuptual State —
afford where Reflection when ever it once takes place, instead of height'ning,
must soon extinguish all Desire, & transforms the Inclination to abhorrence and
Distaste - but let us Shift the Scene and view the happy side of the Contraste
in ourselves my dearest charmer, what solid & rational transport & Satisfaction
may we not feel in the pleasing Consciousness of a well plac'd affection in the —
Choice we have made in Each other, for since I have been so happy to be yours
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1745-08-24 |
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Correspondence |
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Jeremiah Bentham |
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