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“Illness is merely the bitter, which a wise Providence mingles in the cup of life.”

Book:Travels in Madeira, Sierra Leone, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Cape Coast, Fernando Po, Princes Island, Etc. Etc

Work

Travels in Madeira, Sierra Leone, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Cape Coast, Fernando Po, Princes Island, Etc. Etc

This book offers a comprehensive account of the author's voyages and observations in Madeira, Sierra Leone, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Cape Coast, Fernando Po, and Princes Island, among others. It provides insights into the cultures, landscapes, and historical contexts of these destinations. more

Author

James Holman

James Holman, born on October 15, 1786, and died on July 29, 1857, was a renowned British traveler and author. He is best known for his extensive explorations and detailed descriptions of various parts of the world. more

“True love, it's like an illness. I never understood it before. In books and plays. Poems. I never understood what drove otherwise intelligent, right-thinking people to do such extravagant, irrational things. Now I do. It's an illness. You can catch it when you least expect. There's no known cure. And sometimes, in its most extreme, it's fatal.”

People Thinking Book Sometimes Play Known Understood Intelligent Illness Extremes Cures Irrational Extravagant

Book:The Kate Morton Collection: The House at Riverton and The Forgotten Garden

Source: The Kate Morton Collection: The House at Riverton and The Forgotten Garden

“Death is in truth an illness from which we recover”

Illness

Book:In Search of Lost Time: Sodom and Gomorrah

Source: In Search of Lost Time: Sodom and Gomorrah

“Since her retirement from teaching Miss Beryl's health had in many respects greatly improved, despite her advancing years. An eighth-grade classroom was an excellent place to snag whatever was in the air in the way of illness. Also depression, which, Miss Beryl believed, in conjunction with guilt, opened the door to illness. Miss Beryl didn't know any teachers who weren't habitually guilty and depressed-guilty they hadn't accomplished more with their students, depressed that very little more was possible.”