Melancholy (1780) [ Concepts ]
… to his own view all that he contemplates. All that is illustrious in publick life, all that is amiable and endearing in society, all that is elegant in science and in arts, affect him just with the same indifference, and even contempt, as … like affliction, is my sincere prayer. … "All that is illustrious in publick life, all that is amiable and endearing in society, all that is elegant in science and in arts, affect him just with the same indifference..." … Melancholy … Text …
Melancholy
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