“ Women don’t love men for their goodness. ”
George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872). copy citation
| Author | George Eliot |
|---|---|
| Source | Middlemarch |
| Topic | goodness love |
| Date | 1872 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/145/145-h/145-h.htm |
Context
“Might, could, would—they are contemptible auxiliaries. ” “ I don’t see how a man is to be good for much unless he has some one woman to love him dearly. ” “ I think the goodness should come before he expects that. ” “ You know better, Mary. Women don’t love men for their goodness. “ Perhaps not. But if they love them, they never think them bad. ” “ It is hardly fair to say I am bad. ” “ I said nothing at all about you. ” “ I never shall be good for anything, Mary, if you will not say that you love me—if you will not promise to marry me—I mean, when I am able to marry. ””
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