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“our one chance lies in expanding that interval, in getting as many pulsations as possible into the given time.”
- Date
- 1873
Meaning of “our one chance lies in expanding that interval,…”
Mortality gives urgency to Pater’s argument: the finite interval of life should be made more fully conscious and experienced rather than allowed to pass in listlessness.
Where does it come from?
The Renaissance, Conclusion; Project Gutenberg #2398. The line follows an explicit meditation on life’s brevity and precedes Pater’s claims for art and passionate activity.
