"I’m conscious of myself on a day when the pain of being conscious is, as **the poet says, lassitude,..."

“I’m conscious of myself on a day when the pain of being conscious is, as **the poet says,
lassitude, nausea, and agonizing desire.” - Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
**”the poet” referring to Jose de Espronceda, 1808-1842
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