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WT Sharpe · 03-04-2011, 08:35 AM

.....But the actual result is that when two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that exalted, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.
..........— George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist. Getting Married (written 1908, published by Brentano's, New York, 1920). Preface, page 25, under the heading: "For Better or Worse."

03-04-2011, 08:35 AM	#1336
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	.....But the actual result is that when two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that exalted, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part. ..........— George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist. *Getting Married* (written 1908, published by Brentano's, New York, 1920). Preface, page 25, under the heading: "For Better or Worse."