Sentence:  Notwithstanding all the shams which, to use Mr. Carlyle's phrases, have been exploded, all the <WSD>Babeldoms</WSD> which have been talked out, all the mockeries, delusions, and snares which have been exposed, it yet remains that marriage is the be-all and end-all of the British maiden's existence. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A confused mix of voices, languages, or words and ideas.