The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces, Volumen 2John Murray, 1837 |
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... pleasure in superfluity ; I am perfectly con- tent with what is sufficient : take therefore what is yours , it may give you some pleasure , even though you have no occasion to use it ; my happiness it cannot improve , for I have already ...
... pleasure in superfluity ; I am perfectly con- tent with what is sufficient : take therefore what is yours , it may give you some pleasure , even though you have no occasion to use it ; my happiness it cannot improve , for I have already ...
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... pleasure till the gloss of novelty is worn away . When I have ceased to wonder , I may possibly grow wise ; ( 1 ) I may then call the reasoning principle to my aid , and com- pare those objects with each other , which were before exa ...
... pleasure till the gloss of novelty is worn away . When I have ceased to wonder , I may possibly grow wise ; ( 1 ) I may then call the reasoning principle to my aid , and com- pare those objects with each other , which were before exa ...
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... pleasure . But What they want , however , in gaiety , they make up in politeness . You smile at hearing me praise the English for their politeness ; you who have heard very different accounts from the missionaries at Pekin , who have ...
... pleasure . But What they want , however , in gaiety , they make up in politeness . You smile at hearing me praise the English for their politeness ; you who have heard very different accounts from the missionaries at Pekin , who have ...
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... pleasure of growing every day wiser , is a sufficient recompense for every incon- venience . I know you will talk of the vulgar satisfaction of soliciting happiness from sensual enjoyment only ; and pro- bably enlarge upon the exquisite ...
... pleasure of growing every day wiser , is a sufficient recompense for every incon- venience . I know you will talk of the vulgar satisfaction of soliciting happiness from sensual enjoyment only ; and pro- bably enlarge upon the exquisite ...
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... pleasure ; for all pleasure consists in obviating necessities as they rise : luxury , therefore , as it increases our wants , increases our capacity for happiness . Examine the history of any country remarkable for opulence and wisdom ...
... pleasure ; for all pleasure consists in obviating necessities as they rise : luxury , therefore , as it increases our wants , increases our capacity for happiness . Examine the history of any country remarkable for opulence and wisdom ...
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