It should seem as if there were a few green sunny spots in … - William Hazlitt

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It should seem as if there were a few green sunny spots in the desert of life, to which we are always hastening forward: we eye them wistfully in the distance, and care not what perils or suffering we endure, so that we arrive at them at last.

William Hazlitt

The Round Table, Vol. 1: A Collection of Essays on Literature, Men, and Manners · January 20, 2018 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

endurance hope pursuit-of-happiness

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William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism. He is sometimes esteemed the greatest English literary critic after Samuel Johnson.

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Alternative Names: Wm. Haslett • William Carew Hazlitt

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