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His Pleasure arises from his Disappointments , and his Life is spent in Pursuit of
a Secret that destroys his Happiness if he chance to find it An ardent Love is
always a strong Ingredient in this Passion ; for the same Affection which stirs up
the 3 ...
His Pleasure arises from his Disappointments , and his Life is spent in Pursuit of
a Secret that destroys his Happiness if he chance to find it An ardent Love is
always a strong Ingredient in this Passion ; for the same Affection which stirs up
the 3 ...
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... of indulging the Seeds of Ill - nature and Envy , by comparing their own State of
Life to that of another , and grudging the Approach of their Neighbour to their own
Happiness ; s and on the other Side , he who is the less at his Ease repines at ...
... of indulging the Seeds of Ill - nature and Envy , by comparing their own State of
Life to that of another , and grudging the Approach of their Neighbour to their own
Happiness ; s and on the other Side , he who is the less at his Ease repines at ...
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The youngest Descendant of the first Family was Pleasure , who was the
Daughter of Happiness , who was the Child of Virtue , who was the 1 Offspring of
the Gods . These , as I said before , had in their Habitation in Heaven . The
youngest of ...
The youngest Descendant of the first Family was Pleasure , who was the
Daughter of Happiness , who was the Child of Virtue , who was the 1 Offspring of
the Gods . These , as I said before , had in their Habitation in Heaven . The
youngest of ...
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... that he might make a Distinction between the Good and the Bad , ordered the
two youngest of the above - mentioned Families , Pleasure who was the
Daughter of Happiness , and Pain who was the Son of Misery , to meet one
another upon ...
... that he might make a Distinction between the Good and the Bad , ordered the
two youngest of the above - mentioned Families , Pleasure who was the
Daughter of Happiness , and Pain who was the Son of Misery , to meet one
another upon ...
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Or on the contrary , if he had in him a certain Proportion of Good , he should be
dispatched into Heaven by a Passport from Pleasure , there to dwell with
Happiness , Virtue and the Gods . L No. 184 , ( ADDISON ] Monday , October 1 -
Opere io ...
Or on the contrary , if he had in him a certain Proportion of Good , he should be
dispatched into Heaven by a Passport from Pleasure , there to dwell with
Happiness , Virtue and the Gods . L No. 184 , ( ADDISON ] Monday , October 1 -
Opere io ...
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 2 Everyman's library. Essays Everyman's library: Essays and belles lettres The Spectator, George Gregory Smith |
| Authors | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele |
| Editor | George Gregory Smith |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Company, 1924 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2016 |
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