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... then ends with a gallant reflection upon the comforts of matrimony , runs out of
hearing , and drives to the chocolate house . According as the husband is
disposed in himself , every circumstance of his life is to give him torment or
pleasure .
... then ends with a gallant reflection upon the comforts of matrimony , runs out of
hearing , and drives to the chocolate house . According as the husband is
disposed in himself , every circumstance of his life is to give him torment or
pleasure .
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But our unhappiness in England has been , that a few loose men of genius for
pleasure have turned it all to the gratification of ungoverned desires , in despite of
good sense , form , and order ; when , in truth any satisfaction beyond the ...
But our unhappiness in England has been , that a few loose men of genius for
pleasure have turned it all to the gratification of ungoverned desires , in despite of
good sense , form , and order ; when , in truth any satisfaction beyond the ...
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Our hearts are seized with their enchantments , and there are few of us , but
brutal men , who by that hardness lose the chief pleasure in them , can resist their
insinuations , though never so much against our own interest and opinion .
Our hearts are seized with their enchantments , and there are few of us , but
brutal men , who by that hardness lose the chief pleasure in them , can resist their
insinuations , though never so much against our own interest and opinion .
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I was at once touched with pleasure at my own happiness , and compassion at
the sight of their inextricable errors . Here the two contending passions rose so
high , that they were inconsistent with the sweet repose I enjoyed ; and awaking ...
I was at once touched with pleasure at my own happiness , and compassion at
the sight of their inextricable errors . Here the two contending passions rose so
high , that they were inconsistent with the sweet repose I enjoyed ; and awaking ...
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To tell you the plain truth , I know no pleasure but in being admired , and have yet
never failed of attaining the approbation of the man whose regard I had a mind to
. · You see all the men who make a figure in the world ( as wise a look as they ...
To tell you the plain truth , I know no pleasure but in being admired , and have yet
never failed of attaining the approbation of the man whose regard I had a mind to
. · You see all the men who make a figure in the world ( as wise a look as they ...
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