the tyranny of the human face Auteur: Thomas de Quincey Copy Quote More from Thomas de Quincey “Rightly it is said of utter, utter misery, that it 'cannot be remembered'; itse…” “Guilt and misery shrink, by a natural instinct, from public notice: they court …” “All is finite in the present; and even that finite is infinite in it velocity o…” “Whilst I stood, a solemn wind began to blow—the most mournful that ear ever hea…”