“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent, 1949 |
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Page 371
... pleasure , by its furnishing occupation to such numbers of man- kind . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , you cannot call that pleasure to which all are averse , and which none begin but with the hope of leaving off ; a thing which men dislike ...
... pleasure , by its furnishing occupation to such numbers of man- kind . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , you cannot call that pleasure to which all are averse , and which none begin but with the hope of leaving off ; a thing which men dislike ...
Page 373
... pleasure in teaching it . " BOSWELL . " Have you not a pleasure in teaching men ! -There I have you . You have the same pleasure in teaching men , that I should have in teaching children . " JOHNSON . " Why , something about that ...
... pleasure in teaching it . " BOSWELL . " Have you not a pleasure in teaching men ! -There I have you . You have the same pleasure in teaching men , that I should have in teaching children . " JOHNSON . " Why , something about that ...
Page 498
... pleasure must be regulated by propriety . Pleasure , which cannot be obtained but by unseasonable 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 unseasonable or unsuitable expence , must always end in pain ; and pleasure , which must be enjoyed at the expence of another's pain , can never be ...
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