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Quotation from The Fair Jilt by Aphra Behn
“As Love is the most noble and divine Passion of the Soul, so it is that to which we may justly attribute all the real Satisfactions of Life”
The Fair Jilt, Opening paragraph
The first sentence of the tale sets out the ideal of love against which Miranda's passion will be measured.
Citation: "As Love is the most noble and divine Passion of the Soul, so it is that to which we may justly attribute all the real Satisfactions of Life" — Aphra Behn, The Fair Jilt, Opening paragraph. (id behn-the-fair-jilt-q1)
