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Restlessness makes them hapless men and bad citizens. RESTLESSNESS MAKES THEM HAPLESS MEN AND BAD CITIZENS
n that have left any signs of their existence behind them have practised art. I suppose, indeed, that nobody will be inclined to deny that the end proposed by a work of art is always to please the person whose senses are to be made conscious of it. It was done _for_ some one who was to be made happier by it; his idle or restful mood was to be amused by it, so that the vacancy which is the besetting evil of that mood might give place to pleased contemplation, dreaming, or what you will; and by this means he would not so soon be driven into his workful or energetic mood: he would have more enjoyment, and better. The restraining of restlessness, therefore, is clearly one of the essential aims of art, and few things could add to the pleasure of life more than this. There are, to my knowledge, gifted people now alive who have no other vice than this of restlessness, and seemingly no other curse in their lives to make them unhappy: but that is enough; it is “the little rift within the lute.” WORKS OF ART WHEREAS ALL MEN THAT HAVE LEFT ANY SIGNS OF THEIR EXISTENCE BEHIND THEM HAVE PRACTISED ART I SUPPOSE INDEED THAT NOBODY WILL BE INCLINED TO DENY THAT THE END PROPOSED BY A WORK OF ART IS ALWAYS TO PLEASE THE PERSON WHOSE SENSES ARE TO BE MADE CONSCIOUS OF IT IT WAS DONE FOR SOME ONE WHO WAS TO BE MADE HAPPIER BY IT HIS IDLE OR RESTFUL MOOD WAS TO BE AMUSED BY IT SO THAT THE VACANCY WHICH IS THE BESETTING EVIL OF THAT MOOD MIGHT GIVE PLACE TO PLEASED CONTEMPLATION DREAMING OR WHAT HE WILL AND BY THIS MEANS HE WOULD NOT SO SOON BE DRIVEN INTO HIS WORKFUL OR ENERGETIC MOOD HE WOULD HAVE MORE ENJOYMENT AND BETTER THE RESTRAINING OF RESTLESSNESS THEREFORE IS CLEARLY ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL AIMS OF ART AND FEW THINGS COULD ADD TO THE PLEASURE OF LIFE MORE THAN THIS THERE ARE TO MY KNOWLEDGE GIFTED PEOPLE NOW ALIVE WHO HAVE NO OTHER VICE THAN THIS OF RESTLESSNESS AND SEEMINGLY NO OTHER CURSE IN THEIR LIVES TO MAKE THEM UNHAPPY BUT THAT IS ENOUGH IT IS THE LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE
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