Man's Pursuit of Happiness: Dr. Samuel Johnson's Philosophical View in Rasselas |
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... wish ; that wish would excite endeavour , and I should not then repine to see the sun move so slowly towards the western mountain , or lament when the day breaks and sleep will no longer hide me from myself . When I see the kids and the ...
... wish ; that wish would excite endeavour , and I should not then repine to see the sun move so slowly towards the western mountain , or lament when the day breaks and sleep will no longer hide me from myself . When I see the kids and the ...
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... wish . Then the whole course of life is led from one wish ( or hope ) to another . With the " hunger of imagination " 14 being appeased by the successive change of hope , a man often gets his happiness , even if it is a short - lived - 130 ...
... wish . Then the whole course of life is led from one wish ( or hope ) to another . With the " hunger of imagination " 14 being appeased by the successive change of hope , a man often gets his happiness , even if it is a short - lived - 130 ...
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... wish ; that wish would excite endeavour , and I should not then repine to see the sun move so slowly towards the western mountain , or lament when the day breaks and sleep will no longer hide me from myself . When I see the kids and the ...
... wish ; that wish would excite endeavour , and I should not then repine to see the sun move so slowly towards the western mountain , or lament when the day breaks and sleep will no longer hide me from myself . When I see the kids and the ...
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