It would seem probable that the attachment of such a one is of a tender and profound character; indeed, it is possible that in this class of men we have the love sentiment in one of its most perfect formsa form in which from the necessities of the situation the sensuous element, though present, is exquisitely subordinated to the spiritual.

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