Christina reviewed Personal pleasures by Thomas Babington Macaulay
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3 stars
Best enjoyed in small doses. The iambic pentameter verse in Enlightenment custom, the reach for words beyond the Concise Oxford English dictionary, the peregrinations, the catalogues, can weary. If I encountered someone like this in the 21st century I'd dismiss her as a pretentious influencer who is trying too hard. Still, I figuratively clutch to my bosom a person who enjoys hot baths, Sundays, reading, taking umbrage, cinema the way I do.
Best enjoyed in small doses. The iambic pentameter verse in Enlightenment custom, the reach for words beyond the Concise Oxford English dictionary, the peregrinations, the catalogues, can weary. If I encountered someone like this in the 21st century I'd dismiss her as a pretentious influencer who is trying too hard. Still, I figuratively clutch to my bosom a person who enjoys hot baths, Sundays, reading, taking umbrage, cinema the way I do.