Author : John Hutton Balfour
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781330135488
Book Description
Excerpt from Essays in Paradox There is, I think, an old epigram which says - "That I spent, that I have; That I saved, that I lost; That I gave, that I saved." And there is a rough truth under its uncouthness. But in a higher sense than the mere monetary one pointed out in the half-truth of the epigram, it is very true that, that I lost, that I have. No one who is familiar with sorrow is ignorant that sorrows have a way of turning to joys, and that the only loved ones that our hearts keep are those that we have lost for ever. The lover on fire with his mistress' charms knows no future; indeed, it is the secret of passion that it makes the instant everything, and has a fine contempt for what that ghost, to-morrow, may do. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.