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The Great Daydreams of Matrimony and Its Wary Wake
A lengthy meditation on marriage, ideal love, and the social pressure surrounding weddings. The narrator contrasts rosy fantasies of domestic bliss with the risks of flirtation and infidelity, urging young women to pursue genuine partnership and equal intellectual partnership within marriage. The piece also touches on Oregon prospects and broader political notes amid scattered, era-specific commentary.
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Listy
Falda
Yawa
Andy Vy
Sam
Geese
Irving