Emmanuel Rhoides: What is life? For the happy a pleasure, for the poor a torture, and to all an expectation of death.

What is life? For the happy a pleasure, for the poor a torture, and to all an ex — Emmanuel Rhoides

What is life? For the happy a pleasure, for the poor a torture, and to all an expectation of death.

Emmanuel Rhoides

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