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It is easier for an artful Man, who is not in Love, to persuade his Mistress he has a Passion for her, and to succeed in his Pursuits, than for one who loves with the greatest Violence. True Love hath ten thousand

It is easier for an artful Man, who is not in Love, to persuade his Mistress he has a Passion for her, and to succeed in his Pursuits, than for one who loves with the greatest Violence. True Love hath ten thousand Griefs, Impatiencies and Resentments, that render a Man unamiable in the Eyes of the Person whose Affection he sollicits.

Joseph Addison
Love, Grief, Passion
Joseph Addison (1712). “The Spectator”, p.53

In rising sighs and falling tears.

Joseph Addison
Grief, Fall, Tears
Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1853). “The Spectator”, p.386

In the loss of an object we do not proportion our grief to the real value it bears, but to the value our fancies set upon it.

Joseph Addison
Real, Grief, Loss
Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1801). “The Beauties of the Spectators, Tatlers, and Guardians: Connected and Digested Under Alphabetical Heads”, p.55

The utmost we can hope for in this world is contentment; if we aim at anything higher, we shall meet with nothing but grief and disappointment. A man should direct all his studies and endeavors at making himself easy now and happy hereafter.

Joseph Addison
Disappointment, Grief, Contentment
Joseph Addison (1856). “The works of ... Joseph Addison, with notes by R. Hurd”, p.4

Yet then from all my grief, O Lord, Thy mercy set me free, Whilst in the confidence of pray'r My soul took hold on thee.

Joseph Addison
Prayer, Grief, Soul
Joseph Addison (1749). “The Spectator”, p.69

In my Lucia's absence Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden; I am ten times undone, while hope, and fear, And grief, and rage and love rise up at once, And with variety of pain distract me.

Joseph Addison
Pain, Grief, And Love
Joseph Addison (1856). “The works of Joseph Addison: including the whole contents of B. Hurd's edition, with letters and other pieces not found in any previous collection, and Macaulay's essay on his life and works”, p.428

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