The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical EssaysJohn L. Mahoney |
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... pleasure . But in reality , the affection arising from the idea of vast power is extremely remote from that neutral character . For first , we must remember that the idea of pain , in its highest degree , is much stronger than the ...
... pleasure . But in reality , the affection arising from the idea of vast power is extremely remote from that neutral character . For first , we must remember that the idea of pain , in its highest degree , is much stronger than the ...
Page 541
... pleasure or pain . By " pleasure " and “ pain , ” I would be understood to signify whatso- ever delights or molests us ; whether it arises from the thoughts of our minds , or any thing operating on our bodies . For whether we call it ...
... pleasure or pain . By " pleasure " and “ pain , ” I would be understood to signify whatso- ever delights or molests us ; whether it arises from the thoughts of our minds , or any thing operating on our bodies . For whether we call it ...
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... pleasure and that it is imprudent or foolish to spurn pleasure when it may be enjoyed without guilt . Johnson became more and more convinced as he grew older that “ when pleasure can be had it is fit to catch it : Every hour takes away ...
... pleasure and that it is imprudent or foolish to spurn pleasure when it may be enjoyed without guilt . Johnson became more and more convinced as he grew older that “ when pleasure can be had it is fit to catch it : Every hour takes away ...
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Mark Akenside | 10 |
Alexander Pope | 15 |
from THE DUNCIAD | 98 |
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