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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.

I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents.

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I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure.

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But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness.

When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream.

And, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath


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Celia Abernethy lives in both Milan and Lake Como in Italy. She shares her discoveries from her travels and experiences in Italy and beyond on MilanoStyle.com and LakeComoStyle.com, giving readers an insider’s view of what to do, where to go, and how to do it in style. Celia contributes to several lifestyle and travel publications.

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