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... pleasurable in its effects , is rarely examined ( " The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain .... We do not willingly decline a pleasing effect to investigate its cause ' ) . This error is , that ' Pleasure ...
... pleasurable in its effects , is rarely examined ( " The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain .... We do not willingly decline a pleasing effect to investigate its cause ' ) . This error is , that ' Pleasure ...
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... pleasure that is received ends in an opportunity of splendid falsehood , in the power of gaining notice by the display of beauties which the eye was weary of beholding , and a history of happy moments , of which , in reality , the most ...
... pleasure that is received ends in an opportunity of splendid falsehood , in the power of gaining notice by the display of beauties which the eye was weary of beholding , and a history of happy moments , of which , in reality , the most ...
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... pleasure recurs but associated with pain . Every revived idea reminds us of a time when something was enjoyed that is now lost , when some hope was yet not blasted , when some purpose had not yet languished into slug- gishness or ...
... pleasure recurs but associated with pain . Every revived idea reminds us of a time when something was enjoyed that is now lost , when some hope was yet not blasted , when some purpose had not yet languished into slug- gishness or ...
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surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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