The Washington Times, July 21st, 1999
"The cessation of pleasure affects the mind three ways. If it simply ceases, after having continued a proper time, the effect is indifference; if it be abruptly broken off, there ensues an uneasy sense called disappointment; if the object be so totally lost that there is no chance of enjoying it again, a passion arises in the mind, which is called grief." I stumbled across this passage while sentimentally browsing through a set of the writings of Edmund Burke, a Christmas gift to me from John Kennedy, Jr. Burke was right. A passion does arise in the mind, which is called grief. Although I kne...
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