Excerpt from Love, Courtship and Marriage The last hour of our existence, and even then we would be glad to leap into eternity without a pang. Not so with love. This is always desired - is always too distant, and is too slow Of approach. What the soul craves, and what the heart most yearns for. Yet with all the craving 255 yearning, the question is asked, What is Love? We answer, It is a mystery! Poets delight to dwell on Love; they measure their lines and tune their songs to its harmony. Theologians tell us' that God ls'lovc, and that God is everywhere. Philosophers, too, have offered their opinions upon its nature, source, and use. And the less sentimental have declared love to be a material substance floatingtin the atmosphere to be attracted by some and repelled by others. Still there are minds which are dissatisfied with each and every given version, and which dare to grapple with the mysteries Of Cupid's power from their own standpoint Of reason. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.