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Casanova (Preface) Born for the Fair Sex
The chief business of my life has always been to indulge my senses; I never knew anything of greater importance. I felt myself born for the fair sex, I have ever loved it dearly, and I have been loved by it as often and as much as I could. I have likewise always had a great weakness for good living, and I ever felt passionately fond of every object which excited my curiosity.
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Should anyone bring against me an accusation of sensuality he would be wrong, for all the fierceness of my senses never caused me to neglect any of my duties.
-- Casanova, The Memoirs
I am suspicious about that last proposition. We know that he got into a lot of trouble, including the prison kind of trouble, but whether any of this had to do with his sensuality, I suppose, remains to be seen.
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Should anyone bring against me an accusation of sensuality he would be wrong, for all the fierceness of my senses never caused me to neglect any of my duties.
-- Casanova, The Memoirs
I am suspicious about that last proposition. We know that he got into a lot of trouble, including the prison kind of trouble, but whether any of this had to do with his sensuality, I suppose, remains to be seen.