"Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures……" — Thomas de Quincey
"Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o'clock, warm hearthrugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies to the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without."
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Thomas de Quincey
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44 Quotes by Thomas de Quincey
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The peace of nature and of the innocent creatures of god seems to be secure and deep, only so long…
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Mathematics has not a foot to stand upon which is not purely metaphysical.
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Thou hast the keys of Paradise, oh, just, subtle, and mighty opium!
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Nobody will laugh long who deals much with opium: its pleasures even are of a grave and solemn complexion.
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