The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. |
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Page 83
... pleasure must be regulated by propriety . Pleasure , which cannot be obtained but by unseason- able or unsuitable expence , must always end in pain ; and pleasure , which must be enjoyed at the expence of another's pain , can never be ...
... pleasure must be regulated by propriety . Pleasure , which cannot be obtained but by unseason- able or unsuitable expence , must always end in pain ; and pleasure , which must be enjoyed at the expence of another's pain , can never be ...
Page 321
... pleasures and present pains must be felt . I lately read Rasselas ' over again with great satisfaction . " Since you ... pleasure is , I think , greater than it reasonably should be , considering that we had not much either of beauty or ...
... pleasures and present pains must be felt . I lately read Rasselas ' over again with great satisfaction . " Since you ... pleasure is , I think , greater than it reasonably should be , considering that we had not much either of beauty or ...
Page 427
... pleasure ; and , Sir , a hungry man has not the same pleasure in eating a plain dinner , that a hungry man has in eating a luxurious dinner . X You see I put the case fairly . A hungry man may have as much , nay , more pleasure in ...
... pleasure ; and , Sir , a hungry man has not the same pleasure in eating a plain dinner , that a hungry man has in eating a luxurious dinner . X You see I put the case fairly . A hungry man may have as much , nay , more pleasure in ...
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