Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5A. Constable and Company, 1896 |
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... pleasure , and every pleasure is of itself a good . It is a good , unless counterbalanced by evil . A man may have a strong reason not to drink wine ; and that may be greater than the pleasure . Wine makes a man better pleased with ...
... pleasure , and every pleasure is of itself a good . It is a good , unless counterbalanced by evil . A man may have a strong reason not to drink wine ; and that may be greater than the pleasure . Wine makes a man better pleased with ...
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... pleasure ! ' — ' Is not harmless 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 ...
... pleasure ! ' — ' Is not harmless 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 ...
Stran 295
... pleasures , and ob- structed me in the duties of life . The esteem and kindness of wise and good men is one of the last pleasures which I can be content to lose ; and gratitude to those from whom this pleasure is received , is a duty of ...
... pleasures , and ob- structed me in the duties of life . The esteem and kindness of wise and good men is one of the last pleasures which I can be content to lose ; and gratitude to those from whom this pleasure is received , is a duty of ...
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acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared asked Beauclerk believe Bishop Bolt Court Burke called character consider conversation dear sir DEAR SIR,-I death dined drink Edwards elegant eminent entertained excellent expressed favour Fleet Street Garrick gentleman give happy hear heard honour hope humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL Johnson kind lady Langton learning letter Levett Lichfield literary Lives London Lord Bathurst Lord Bolingbroke Lord Camden Lord Marchmont Lordship LUCY PORTER madam manner Marchmont ment mentioned mind Miss never observed occasion once opinion perhaps pleased pleasure poetry Poets Pope praise pretty woman received recollect remark respect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth Various Readings verse WARREN HASTINGS Whig Wilkes wine wish words write written wrote young