Edward Gibbon quote: “I understand by this passion the union…”

A quotation from the English historian, 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 –

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This quote is by Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), English Historian

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