“If a person has no delicacy, he has you in his power.”
Quote by William Hazlitt
Work
Essays: On self-love. On the conduct of life: or, Advice to a school-boy. On the fine arts. The fight. On want of money. On the feeling of immortality in youth. The main-chance. The opera. Of persons one would wish to have seen. My first acquaintance with poets. The shyness of scholors. The Vatican. On the spirit of monarchy
This volume compiles a series of essays that delve into various aspects of human experience and thought, including the nature of self-love, the conduct of life, the appreciation of fine arts, the challenges of life, the feeling of immortality in youth, the concept of the main-chance, the experience of opera, the desire to have seen notable individuals, personal encounters with poets, the shyness of scholars, the significance of the Vatican, and reflections on the spirit of monarchy. more
Author
William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt, born on April 10, 1778, was an influential English essayist and literary critic. His works are renowned for their sharp observations and profound insights, which have had a lasting impact on 19th-century British literature. more
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