M.F. Corwin
@eudaemonist.bsky.social
‘I confess it as a besetting infirmity of mine that I am too much of an Eudaemonist: I hanker too much after a state of happiness, both for myself and others.’ —Thos. de Quincey,
‘Confessions of an English Opium Eater’
https://www.eudaemonist.com
‘Confessions of an English Opium Eater’
https://www.eudaemonist.com
(Mostly I just liked the picture though)
October 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
(Mostly I just liked the picture though)
I really like discontent.
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I really like discontent.
(I am hoping that this quotation is not currently topical, but am making a note of it because I really like Burton’s use of ‘prank up’ and ‘trot about’ here. None so sweet.)
October 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
(I am hoping that this quotation is not currently topical, but am making a note of it because I really like Burton’s use of ‘prank up’ and ‘trot about’ here. None so sweet.)
There’s a really lovely chapter on Constable’s clouds in Anahid Nersessian’s ‘The Calamity Form’, which is what got me started looking at the them in the first place. Looking forward to a time (someday?) when I can see some of them in person.
August 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
There’s a really lovely chapter on Constable’s clouds in Anahid Nersessian’s ‘The Calamity Form’, which is what got me started looking at the them in the first place. Looking forward to a time (someday?) when I can see some of them in person.