The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-06 00:00:00

CELIBACY.—Singleness is not always the con-
sequence of disinclination, disappointed affection, or a diffi-
culty in meeting with a lit helpmate. Thousands of the unmarried
would with joy embrace the sacred conditions of Matrimony, did
they feel themselves equal to its obligations ; and the chequered
page of life reveals innumerable instances where, under that
blighting consciousness, man has permitted the most ardent affec-
tion to consume him to the grave, rather than consign its object to
that life of unmitigable anguish and fettered solitariness Into which
his affianced would be plunged if he married. Some are, however,
wilful enough to gain the affections of the other sex under these
circumstances; and, though not so villanous as to proceed to the
altar, will make such excuses for procrastination as contribute to his
selfish desire of exclusively enjoying her society, by precluding her
from accepting other offers. There is scarcely a street where this
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A E R I A G E.
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