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Edward Gibbon

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

Friendship

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Edward Gibbon describes a deep feeling that combines wanting, caring, and gentle affection, all focused on one particular woman. This feeling makes her more important than all other women and makes having her close the greatest source of happiness.

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