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... and mer- curial Athenian , ' & c . & c . , that his mistress was fascinated by the idea , and consented to exchange the hard and spirit - breaking problems problems of Geneva for the beautiful myths and summer theology Thomas De Quincey .
... spirit . At this , his last school , De Quincey had two evils to contend with . The first was his too keen appreciation of the society which he had now lost ; the second was an impaired digestion , consequent on the want of exercise ...
... spirits , saps the morality , and turns the blood to gall , of dancing attendance at a usurer's office , perpetually encountered with fresh excuses for delay and fresh demands for money for the preparation of fresh securities . No ...
... spirits between seventeen and thirty is not strong enough to throw off . It is probable , indeed , that De Quincey did so throw it off , and that the story , as we now have it , represents the exaggerated shape in which his ...
... spirit . It had great reverence for scarfs , garters , and gold . ' It was , to a certain extent , scep- tical . It had little enthusiasm , but a great deal of steady energy . It made constant appeals to reason , common sense , and ...