No human creature can give orders to love.

Nulle créature humaine ne peut commander à l'amour

George Sand

Jacques

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Nature of love

Author

George Sand

Source

Jacques

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1834 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Sand, George. Jacques. 1833, ch. 81.

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A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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