Marriage
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CHAPTER I.
“Love!—A word by superstition thought a God; by use turned to an humour; by self-will made a flattering madness.”
Alexander and Campaspe.
“COME hither, child,” said the old Earl of Courtland to his daughter, as, in obedience to his summons, she entered his study; “come hither, I say; I wish to have some serious conversation with you: so dismiss your dogs, shut the door, and sit down here.”
“Lady Juliana rang for the footman to take Venus; bade Pluto be quiet, like a darling, under the sofa; and, taking Cupid in her arms, assured his Lordship he need fear no disturbance from the sweet creatures, and that she would be all attention to his commands—kissing her cherished pug as she spoke.
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- The words
- The author's text, copied word for word.
- Copied from
- Left out
- The source library's header, footer and license
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 14 places
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 5 places
- Other material that isn't the author's
- The same Temple Bar essay: its quoted letters, the family list and its footnotes (156 blocks)
- The printed closing line 'END OF VOL. I.'
- The printer's imprint at the end of volume I ('Printed by R. & R. CLARK, Edinburgh.')
- A printer's rule after the imprint at the end of volume I
- Volume II's imprint ('Printed by R. & R. CLARK, Edinburgh')
- The printed closing line 'THE END.'