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"Even children followd with endearing wile, And pluckd his gown, to share the good mans smile."
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AffectionAffection exaggerates its own offences. — Affection
"Affection exaggerates its own offences."
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Affection or fondness is a "disposition or state of mind or body" commonly linked to a feeling or type of love. It has led to multiple branches in philosophy and psychology that discuss emotion, disease, influence, and state of being. Often, "affection" denotes more than mere goodwill or friendship. Writers on ethics generally use the word to refer to distinct states of feeling, both lasting and t
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"Who hath not saved some trifling thing More prized than jewels rare, A faded flower, a broken ring, A tress of golden hair."
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