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One of the earliest extant American sources to define "love" was the 1828 Webster's New American Dictionary, which described "love between the sexes" as "a compound affection, consisting of esteem, benevolence, and animal desire." Throughout the 19th century this definition underwent significant alterations, until the same entry in the...
Recently, "love" has been redefined to an even further degree of attenuation. In 1957, Webster's Second International Dictionary defined love as "tender and passionate affection for one of the opposite sex." But love is a complex, gritty emotion, not a simple, romantic one. While tenderness and passion may characterize...
The most current definition of "love" appears in Webster's Third International Dictionary of 1993. It is the poorest definition to date, because it is the most fragmented. While one entry defines "love" as "the attraction based on sexual desire," another calls it "the affection and tenderness felt by lovers...
Next, the free lovin' began. Imagine my surprise when the three girls sitting in front of me suddenly turned to one another and began affectionately nibbling on each other's faces. What might have been a contained instance of drug-induced, same-sex experimentation soon erupted into a frenzied orgy of kisses, as the girls began sloppily doling out affection to every member of their party they could get their hands on. As Dylan launched into another unidentifiable song from his new album, and the school girl groping fest continued to pick up speed, I looked around at the crowd...
Soon, Clinton aides begin to see trouble in her eyes. They reassign her to the Pentagon, where Lewinsky meets Linda Tripp, a former Bush employee. Lewinsky brags to Tripp of her attempts to win the President's affection. Tripp is friends with Lucianne Goldberg, a New York literary agent who...