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Literary
August 3, 1853
Washington Telegraph
Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Excerpt from the novel 'Philip in Search of a Wife' featuring a character's critique of the romanticized 'first love,' dismissing it as sensory folly and praising the superior joys of moral actions, integrity, and worthy achievements over Tom Moore's poetic idealization.
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TRUTHFUL SENTIMENT.—In the novel of "Philip in search of a Wife," occurs the following passage. Speaking of what is termed "first love," one of the characters is made to say--
What a deal of folly is prevalent in novels and boarding-schools upon this subject! Is it not Tom Moore who says, that, there is nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream? Humbug! There are many things sweeter, or which ought to be. The joy of a good action-the successful employment of our best energies in accomplishing some worthy end-the withstanding of a powerful temptation to diverge the breadth of a hair from the path of truth and honor-all these should and do impart a higher and sweeter satisfaction. First love, my dear boy, is generally a very green thing-an affair of the senses far more than of the reason and the heart; and it is a morbid imagination only that magnifies its importance and exaggerates its effects.
What a deal of folly is prevalent in novels and boarding-schools upon this subject! Is it not Tom Moore who says, that, there is nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream? Humbug! There are many things sweeter, or which ought to be. The joy of a good action-the successful employment of our best energies in accomplishing some worthy end-the withstanding of a powerful temptation to diverge the breadth of a hair from the path of truth and honor-all these should and do impart a higher and sweeter satisfaction. First love, my dear boy, is generally a very green thing-an affair of the senses far more than of the reason and the heart; and it is a morbid imagination only that magnifies its importance and exaggerates its effects.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
Satire
Dialogue
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
First Love
Romantic Folly
Moral Virtue
Novel Critique
Tom Moore
What entities or persons were involved?
From "Philip In Search Of A Wife"
Literary Details
Title
Truthful Sentiment.
Author
From "Philip In Search Of A Wife"
Subject
Critique Of First Love
Form / Style
Character's Reflective Speech
Key Lines
What A Deal Of Folly Is Prevalent In Novels And Boarding Schools Upon This Subject!
Is It Not Tom Moore Who Says, That, There Is Nothing Half So Sweet In Life As Love's Young Dream? Humbug!
First Love, My Dear Boy, Is Generally A Very Green Thing An Affair Of The Senses Far More Than Of The Reason And The Heart;