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GUILT Reatus is principally predicated of
GUILT, Reatus , is principally predicated of the will, 493 .
— from The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love To Which is Added The Pleasures of Insanity Pertaining To Scortatory Love by Emanuel Swedenborg

give romance its proper precedence over
To give romance its proper precedence over reality, however, I must first mention, that on the soft bank of the artificial lake, which I shall presently describe, Constantine Ghika, disguised as a shepherd, stole an interview with the fair Veronica, and in the wild forest to the right, they wandered till they lost their way; an adventure of which they only regretted the sequel, finding it again!
— from Summer Cruise in the Mediterranean on board an American frigate by Nathaniel Parker Willis

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