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Literary
August 17, 1824
Constitutional Whig
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
A reflective prose piece from the Cortland Courier contemplating the profound meaning of marriage as the foundation of life, prosperity, and human continuity, blending joy, challenges, and moral advice on choosing a virtuous partner, ending with the inevitability of death.
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From the Cortland Courier.
MARRIED.
How much is comprehended in these two syllables--"the twain are one flesh!" The contemplative mind anticipates in it the future history of man. It means a look on matrimony, but at the same time, is the outset of living; the outset of enterprize : the stepping-stone of pleasure and happiness; the main-spring of prosperity: the rag-wheel of adversity ; and the high-way of life. By this Heaven-instituted right, the great chain of being is constantly progressing; its links are almost innumerable, and reach from sea to sea.—To the interrogative ;--"Where is your darling?" how often is the answer :--
"Married and gone to the new countries!"
In truth, the statesman, the orator, the hero, the genius, the artist, yea, the king and the beggar, and virtuous and vicious, are indebted to this tie for their existence. The first consideration after we have eat our white bread, as a life partnership--this formed, we see in the newspapers, between the passing events, and deaths of the day, Married--and here, save a hearty laugh or two, the matter ends. So it goes,--but why should it? It is the fortune of some and the fate of others. He married a fortune is a common saying, and a true one, when a young man of decorum unites with a lady, whose portion is, prudence, virtue and refinement--but he weds an heir to poverty and seals his fate, who takes to himself, a dashing dame, whose only endowments are, beauty, pride and discontent. How pleasing are the prospects of a new married couple!
'The honey-moon of fancy beams in every feature;
Their minds are big with future happiness; they sport in contentment, and carol in expectation,
But their unknown destiny, like all created things, is mixed with good and evil. The fond solace of Marriage is lost in the busy bustle of business --care and anxiety, pleasure and pain, health and sickness, are the allotments of life--Youth is succeeded by age, and
"Death comes next--they make their exit."
MARRIED.
How much is comprehended in these two syllables--"the twain are one flesh!" The contemplative mind anticipates in it the future history of man. It means a look on matrimony, but at the same time, is the outset of living; the outset of enterprize : the stepping-stone of pleasure and happiness; the main-spring of prosperity: the rag-wheel of adversity ; and the high-way of life. By this Heaven-instituted right, the great chain of being is constantly progressing; its links are almost innumerable, and reach from sea to sea.—To the interrogative ;--"Where is your darling?" how often is the answer :--
"Married and gone to the new countries!"
In truth, the statesman, the orator, the hero, the genius, the artist, yea, the king and the beggar, and virtuous and vicious, are indebted to this tie for their existence. The first consideration after we have eat our white bread, as a life partnership--this formed, we see in the newspapers, between the passing events, and deaths of the day, Married--and here, save a hearty laugh or two, the matter ends. So it goes,--but why should it? It is the fortune of some and the fate of others. He married a fortune is a common saying, and a true one, when a young man of decorum unites with a lady, whose portion is, prudence, virtue and refinement--but he weds an heir to poverty and seals his fate, who takes to himself, a dashing dame, whose only endowments are, beauty, pride and discontent. How pleasing are the prospects of a new married couple!
'The honey-moon of fancy beams in every feature;
Their minds are big with future happiness; they sport in contentment, and carol in expectation,
But their unknown destiny, like all created things, is mixed with good and evil. The fond solace of Marriage is lost in the busy bustle of business --care and anxiety, pleasure and pain, health and sickness, are the allotments of life--Youth is succeeded by age, and
"Death comes next--they make their exit."
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Moral Virtue
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Marriage
Matrimony
Virtue
Happiness
Adversity
Prosperity
Honeymoon
Destiny
What entities or persons were involved?
From The Cortland Courier.
Literary Details
Title
Married.
Author
From The Cortland Courier.
Subject
Reflections On Marriage And Matrimony
Form / Style
Prose Reflection With Poetic Excerpt
Key Lines
"The Twain Are One Flesh!"
"Married And Gone To The New Countries!"
'The Honey Moon Of Fancy Beams In Every Feature;
Their Minds Are Big With Future Happiness; They Sport In Contentment, And Carol In Expectation,
"Death Comes Next They Make Their Exit."