The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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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 399
... pleasure , to be sure ; but I do not say a diminution of happiness . There is more happiness in being rational . " BOSWELL " But if we could have pleasure always , should not we be happy ? The greatest part of men would compound for ...
... pleasure , to be sure ; but I do not say a diminution of happiness . There is more happiness in being rational . " BOSWELL " But if we could have pleasure always , should not we be happy ? The greatest part of men would compound for ...
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 . You see I put the case fairly . A hungry man may have as much , nay , more pleasure in eating ...
... 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 . You see I put the case fairly . A hungry man may have as much , nay , more pleasure in eating ...
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