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" The Wants of the Mind are infinite, Man naturally Aspires, and as his Mind is elevated, his Senses grow more refined, and more capable of Delight; his Desires are inlarged, and his Wants increase with his Wishes, which is for every thing that is rare,... "
The Growth of English Industry and Commerce: Modern times - Page 229
by William Cunningham - 1892
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Zeitschrift für die gesamte staatswissenschaft: Ergänzungsheft, Volumes 16-19

Economics - 1905 - 590 pages
...15 : The Wants of the Mind are infinite, Man naturally aspires, and äs his Mind is elevated , bis Senses grow more refined , and more capable of Delight,...can gratifie his Senses, adorn his Body, and promote his Ease, Pleasure and Pomp of Life. dürfnisse seien leicht befriedigt. Sodann richte sich das Begehren...
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Consumption and the World of Goods

John Brewer, Roy Porter - Business & Economics - 1993 - 660 pages
...colonies in a new trade system. I'll quote from a few: The Wants of the Mind are infinite, Man naturally Aspires, and as his Mind is elevated, his Senses grow...and his Wants increase with his Wishes, which is for everything that is rare, can gratifie his Senses, adorn his Body and promote the Ease, Pleasure and...
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The Idea of Luxury: A Conceptual and Historical Investigation

Christopher J. Berry - Business & Economics - 1994 - 294 pages
...is as natural to the Soul, as Hunger to the Body. The Wants of the Mind are inf1nite, Man naturally Aspires and as his Mind is elevated, his Senses grow...Body and promote the Ease, Pleasure and Pomp of Life. (Discourse: p. 14) (This last phrase also occurs in both the Apology (p. 6) and the Coining (P.3).)...
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Monetary Theory, 1601-1758, Volume 3

Antoin E. Murphy - Business & Economics - 1997 - 410 pages
...is as natural to the Soul, as Hunger to the Body. The Wants of the Mind are infinite, Man naturally Aspires, and as his Mind is elevated, his Senses grow...to satisfie the Wants of the Mind, those that adorn Mans Body, and advance the Pomp of Life, have the most general Use, and in all Ages, and amongst all...
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Einheit, Abstraktion und literarisches Bewusstsein: Studien zur ...

Philipp Wolf - Literary Criticism - 1998 - 364 pages
...uns allen wohl schon klargeworden. The wants of the mind are infinite. Man naturally aspires, and äs his mind is elevated, his senses grow more refined and more capable of delight. His desires are enlarged, and his wants increase with his wishes, which is for everything which is rare, can gratify...
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The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment

Roy Porter - History - 2000 - 772 pages
...Science and Human Science in the Enlightenment' (1995)The Wants of the Mind are infinite, Man naturally Aspires and as his Mind is elevated, his Senses grow...Body and promote the Ease, Pleasure and Pomp of Life. Nicholas Barbon, A Discourse of Trade (1905 [1690]), p. 14, quoted in Christopher J. Berry, The Idea...
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The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment

Roy Porter - History - 2000 - 776 pages
...(1995)25 The Wants of the Mind are infinite, Man naturally Aspires and as h1s Mmd is elevated, h1s Senses grow more refined, and more capable of Delight;...Wishes, which is for every thing that is rare, can graufie his Senses, adorn his Body and promote the Ease, Pleasure and Pomp of Life. Nicholas Barbon,...
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Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire

Peter N. Stearns - Business & Economics - 2001 - 162 pages
...related comfort to expanding consumerism directly: The Wants of the Mind are Infinite, Man naturally Aspires, and as his Mind is elevated, his Senses grow...refined, and more capable of Delight; his Desires are enlarged (sic) and his Wants increase with his Wishes, which is for everything that is rare, can gratify...
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Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire

Peter N. Stearns - Consumption (Economics) - 2001 - 164 pages
...enlarged (sic) and his Wants increase with his Wishes, which is for everything that is rare, can gratify his Senses, adorn his Body, and promote the Ease, Pleasure and Pomp of Life. A growing interest in umbrellas provides a fascinating example of the consumerist standards of comfort,...
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Modernization and the Crisis of Memory: John Donne to Don DeLillo

Philipp Wolf - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 224 pages
...well formulated by Nicholas Barboninl690: 'Ihe wants of the m1nd are infitute. Man naturally asptres, and as his mind is elevated, his senses grow more refined and more capable of delight His desites are enlarged, and his wants increase with his wishes, which is for evervthing which is 64 Thomas...
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