Celibacy

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Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Samuel Johnson

The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Read The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia at Project Gutenberg

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Topic

Challenges of marriage Marriage Celibacy

Speaker

The Princess

Author

Samuel Johnson

Source

The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1759 1750s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale. London: R. and J. Dodsley/W. Johnston, 1759, ch. 26.

Current Citation

Johnson, Samuel. The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. Penguin Classics, 2007, ch. 26.

Celibacy is a lot less complicated than romantic relationships.

The Priest

Fleabag

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Topic

Celibacy Being single

Speaker

The Priest

Actor

Andrew Scott

Source

Fleabag

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Drama (TV) Comedy Drama

Language

English

Time

2019 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Episode #2.3." Fleabag, written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, directed by Harry Bradbeer, season 2, episode 3, Amazon Studios and British Broadcasting Corporation, 2019.