Man's Pursuit of Happiness: Dr. Samuel Johnson's Philosophical View in Rasselas |
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... suffered from melancholy , which was in the main the direct cause of care . He was constantly laden with the anxiety of death and troubled by the choice of life . J. P. Hardy wrote : Many years after writing Rasselas he could still ...
... suffered from melancholy , which was in the main the direct cause of care . He was constantly laden with the anxiety of death and troubled by the choice of life . J. P. Hardy wrote : Many years after writing Rasselas he could still ...
Page 95
... suffered much , and suffered it in vain . ” 16 " The stomach is the only part of man which can be fully satisfied . The yearning of man's brain for new knowledge and experience and for more pleasant and comfortable surroundings never ...
... suffered much , and suffered it in vain . ” 16 " The stomach is the only part of man which can be fully satisfied . The yearning of man's brain for new knowledge and experience and for more pleasant and comfortable surroundings never ...
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... suffered much and suffered it in vain . " 16 His suffering was mainly caused by lack of variety . Variety performs for our life a piece of tuneful music with a modulation of different pitches ; variety paints for our life a vivid and ...
... suffered much and suffered it in vain . " 16 His suffering was mainly caused by lack of variety . Variety performs for our life a piece of tuneful music with a modulation of different pitches ; variety paints for our life a vivid and ...
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