Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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Page 378
... pleasure . " JOHNSON . " Supposing we could have pleasure always , an intellectual man would not compound for it . The greatest part of men would compound , because the greatest part of men are gross . " BOSWELL . " I allow there may be ...
... pleasure . " JOHNSON . " Supposing we could have pleasure always , an intellectual man would not compound for it . The greatest part of men would compound , because the greatest part of men are gross . " BOSWELL . " I allow there may be ...
Page 393
... pleasure . He takes the narrowest system of mo- rality , monastick morality , which holds pleasure itself to be a vice , such as eating salt with our fish , because it makes it eat better ; and he reckons wealth as a publick benefit ...
... pleasure . He takes the narrowest system of mo- rality , monastick morality , which holds pleasure itself to be a vice , such as eating salt with our fish , because it makes it eat better ; and he reckons wealth as a publick benefit ...
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... pleasure very tame ? " JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , harmless pleasure is the highest praise . Pleasure is a word of dubious import ; pleasure is in general dangerous , and pernicious to virtue ; to be able therefore to fur- nish pleasure ...
... pleasure very tame ? " JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , harmless pleasure is the highest praise . Pleasure is a word of dubious import ; pleasure is in general dangerous , and pernicious to virtue ; to be able therefore to fur- nish pleasure ...
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