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Thomas de Quincey was an English essayist and critic, renowned for his personal experiences and philosophical reflections on opium. His work 'On the Use and Abuse of Opium' is one of the most famous autobiographical essays of the 19th century and has had a profound impact on literature and psychology.

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“So, then, Oxford Street, stonyhearted stepmother, thou that listenest to the sighs of orphans, and drinkest the tears of children, at length I was dismissed from thee.”

Children Streets Tears Thee Length Sigh Orphan Oxford Stepmothers Oxford Street

Author:Thomas de Quincey

“Flowers that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the heavens, had through thousands of years been the heritage of children - honored as the jewelry of God.”

Years Children Heaven Flower Clouds Heritage Honored Gorgeous Pathetic Jewelry Frail

Book:Confessions of an English Opium-eater, and Selected Essays

Source: Confessions of an English Opium-eater, and Selected Essays

“Flowers... that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the heavens, had through thousands of years been the heritage of children - honored as the jewelry of God only by them - when suddenly the voice of Christianity, counter-signing the voice of infancy, raised them to a grandeur transcending the Hebrew throne, although founded by God himself, and pronounced Solomon in all his glory not to be arrayed like one of these.”

Years Children Heaven Voice Christianity Flower Glory Raised Clouds Heritage Thrones Honored Gorgeous Pathetic Jewelry Grandeur Infancy Hebrew Signing Frail Transcending Solomon

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“Grief even in a child hates the light and shrinks from human eyes.”

Humans Children Light Eye Hate Grief Sorrow Shrinks Human Eyes

Book:The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: And Other Writings

Source: The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: And Other Writings

About the Author

Born: August 15, 1785
Died: December 8, 1859
Known for: Essayist
Quotes: 90

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Confessions of an English Opium EaterRelated source material

Delphi Complete Works of Thomas De Quincey (Illustrated)Related source material

De Quincey's Writings: Essays on philosophical writers and other men of letters. 1854-60. [v. 14 stereotypedRelated source material

De Quincey's Writings: Miscellaneous essays. 1851Related source material

Confessions of an English Opium Eater: Being an Extract from the Life of a ScholarRelated source material

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater & Other WritingsRelated source material

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Being an Extract from the Life of a ScholarRelated source material

De Quincey's Writings: Theological essays and other papers. 1854Related source material

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