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EAN13
9791041940745
Éditeur
CULTUREA
Date de publication
21 décembre 2022
Nombre de pages
110
Dimensions
21 x 14,8 x 0,6 cm
Poids
154 g
Langue
eng

The Story Of My Heart, My Autobiography

Richard Jefferies

CULTUREA

Prix public : 18,00 €

" The story of my heart commences seventeen years ago. In the glow of youth there were times every now and then when I felt the necessity of a strong inspiration of soul-thought. My heart was dusty, parched for want of the rain of deep feeling; my mind arid and dry, for there is a dust which settles on the heart as well as that which falls on a ledge. It is injurious to the mind as well as to the body to be always in one place and always surrounded by the same circumstances. A species of thick clothing slowly grows about the mind, the pores are choked, little habits become a part of existence, and by degrees the mind is inclosed in a husk. When this began to form I felt eager to escape from it, to throw off the heavy clothing, to drink deeply once more at the fresh foundations of life. An inspiration a long deep breath of the pure air of thought could alone give health to the heart." (...)
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