“ It is the passion of love. To think that a woman should love one man so well, and hate another so unmercifully. ”
Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Hardy |
|---|---|
| Source | The Mayor of Casterbridge |
| Topic | passion love |
| Date | 1886 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/143/143-h/143-h.htm |
Context
“Having travelled a great deal in her time she spoke with cosmopolitan largeness of idea. It was she who presently asked Jopp what was the parcel he kept so snugly under his arm.
“ Ah, therein lies a grand secret, ” said Jopp. It is the passion of love. To think that a woman should love one man so well, and hate another so unmercifully. “ Who’s the object of your meditation, sir? ” “ One that stands high in this town. I’d like to shame her! Upon my life, ’twould be as good as a play to read her love-letters, the proud piece of silk and wax-work!” source
“ Ah, therein lies a grand secret, ” said Jopp. It is the passion of love. To think that a woman should love one man so well, and hate another so unmercifully. “ Who’s the object of your meditation, sir? ” “ One that stands high in this town. I’d like to shame her! Upon my life, ’twould be as good as a play to read her love-letters, the proud piece of silk and wax-work!” source
