“ If I ever love any man it will be because I am made to do so, despite my intentions. ”
Anthony Trollope, Phineas Redux (1874). copy citation
| Author | Anthony Trollope |
|---|---|
| Source | Phineas Redux |
| Topic | love intention |
| Date | 1874 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18640/18640-h/18640-h.htm |
Context
“I once did think that you intended to love me."
"Does love go by intentions?"
"I think so,—frequently with men, and much more so with girls."
"It will never go so with me. I shall never intend to love any one. If I ever love any man it will be because I am made to do so, despite my intentions."
"As a fortress is taken?"
"Well,—if you like to put it so. Only I claim this advantage,—that I can always get rid of my enemy when he bores me."
"Am I boring you now?"
"I didn't say so. Here is Lord Chiltern again, and I know by the rattle of his horse's feet that something is the matter."”
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