The Love Affairs of an Old Maid

The Love Affairs of an Old Maid

The Love Affairs of an Old MaidIt is a pity that there is no prettier term to...
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Author: Bell, Lilian,1867-1929
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Language: English
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The Love Affairs of an Old Maid

The Love Affairs of an Old Maid

¥2,181 ¥1,090

The Love Affairs of an Old Maid

¥2,181 ¥1,090
Author: Bell, Lilian,1867-1929
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Love Affairs of an Old Maid

It is a pity that there is no prettier term to bestow upon a girl bachelor of any age than Old Maid. Spinster is equally uncomfortable, suggesting, as it does, corkscrew curls and immoderate attenuation of frame; while maiden lady, which the ultra-punctilious substitute, is entirely too mincing for sensible, whole-souled people to countenance. I dare say that more women would have the courage to remain unmarried were there so euphonious a title awaiting them as that of bachelor, which, when shorn of its accompanying adjective old, simply means unmarried. The word bachelor, too, has somewhat of a jaunty sound, implying to the sensitive ear that its owner could have been marriedoh, several times overif he had wished. But both spinster and old maid have narrow, restricted attributes, which, to say the least, imply doubt as to past opportunity. Names are covertly responsible for many overt acts. Carlyle, when he said, The name is the earliest garment you wrap around the earth-visiting me. Names? Not only all common speech, but Science, Poetry itself, if thou consider it, is no other than a right naming, sounded a wonderful note in Moral Philosophy, which rings false many a time in real life, when to ring true would change the whole face of affairs. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 22047
Author: Bell, Lilian
Release Date: Jul 11, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English

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