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Nothing is to be compared to the misery of being bound without Love, bound to one, & preferring another. That is a Punishment which you do not deserve.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker describes commitment without love as an exceptional misery, especially when someone is bound to one person while preferring another. Calling it an undeserved punishment expresses sympathy for the person addressed. The passage treats affection as essential to making an intimate bond bearable.
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