Life of Johnson (1776) [ People / Practices ]
… JOHNSON. “This is miserable stuff, Sir. To the contract of marriage, besides the man and wife, there is a third party - Society; and if it be considered as a vow-God : and, therefore, it cannot be dissolved by their consent alone. Laws are … I think, is very fit for a brothel.” … "To the contract of marriage, besides the man and wife, there is a third party - Society; and if it be considered as a vow-God : and, therefore, it cannot be dissolved by their consent alone." … …
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