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Happy are those lovers who when their senses require rest can fall back upon the intellectual enjoyments afforded by the mind! Sweet sleep then comes and lasts until the body has recovered its general harmony. On awaking the senses are again active and always ready to resume their action.
Happy are those lovers who when their senses require rest can fall back upon the intellectual enjoyments afforded by the mind! Sweet sleep then comes and lasts until the body has recovered its general harmony. On awaking the senses are again active and always ready to resume their action.
Approximate author period: c. 1761 AD · early modern
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- Giacomo Casanova
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- Approximate author period: c. 1761 AD · early modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Giacomo Casanova: life dates 1725 to 1798. Wikidata Q83321, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83321 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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