It is most absurdly said, in popular language, of any man, that he is disguised in liquor; for, on the contrary, most men are disguised by sobriety.
The laughter of girls is, and ever was, among the delightful sounds of earth. - Thomas De Quincey
The laughter of girls is, and ever was, among the delightful sounds of earth.
- Thomas De Quincey
Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world … - Thomas De Quincey
Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world …
Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state. - Thomas De Quincey
Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.
If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-break… - Thomas De Quincey
If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-break…
All men come into this world alone and leave it alone. - Thomas De Quincey
All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.
All is finite in the present; and even that finite is infinite in it velocity of flight towards death. But in God there is nothing finite...Upon a ni… - Thomas De Quincey
All is finite in the present; and even that finite is infinite in it velocity of flight towards death. But in God there is nothing finite...Upon a ni…
But my way of writing is rather to think aloud, and follow my own humours, than much to consider who is listening to me; and, if I stop to consider w… - Thomas De Quincey
But my way of writing is rather to think aloud, and follow my own humours, than much to consider who is listening to me; and, if I stop to consider w…
For tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities, or are become so from wine-drinking, and are not suscepti… - Thomas De Quincey
For tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities, or are become so from wine-drinking, and are not suscepti…
It is one of the misfortunes in life that one must read thousands of books only to discover that one need not have read them. - Thomas De Quincey
It is one of the misfortunes in life that one must read thousands of books only to discover that one need not have read them.
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