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... of duty and pleasure . When the actual condi, tion of the two sexes in civilized society is sedately and broadly examined , the lot of each is seen to have its inconveniences and its advantages ; and , perhaps , superiority cannot ...
... of duty and pleasure . When the actual condi, tion of the two sexes in civilized society is sedately and broadly examined , the lot of each is seen to have its inconveniences and its advantages ; and , perhaps , superiority cannot ...
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By providing an innocent , an interesting , and dignified source of pleasure , they not only draw the mind from gross ... its sensibility and refine its taste , that pleasures more gross lose their attractions and become disgusting .
By providing an innocent , an interesting , and dignified source of pleasure , they not only draw the mind from gross ... its sensibility and refine its taste , that pleasures more gross lose their attractions and become disgusting .
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66 Such are the pleasures of a mind purified by virtue , and cultivated by taste . Can a being capable of such sublime contemplations , and commanding such high sources of pleasure , drop from its dignity into some sink of vice , or be ...
66 Such are the pleasures of a mind purified by virtue , and cultivated by taste . Can a being capable of such sublime contemplations , and commanding such high sources of pleasure , drop from its dignity into some sink of vice , or be ...
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If such pleasures can require any other recomendation than their exquisite and dignified delight , their perfect ... which every man has from nature a portion , to derive from these expensive possessions every pleasure they can bestow .
If such pleasures can require any other recomendation than their exquisite and dignified delight , their perfect ... which every man has from nature a portion , to derive from these expensive possessions every pleasure they can bestow .
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That it is possessed in portions almost infinitely different ; that it affords pleasure in different degrees to different men , is undoubtedly true : but , every man who sees , feels , and judges , has taste , which , by culture ...
That it is possessed in portions almost infinitely different ; that it affords pleasure in different degrees to different men , is undoubtedly true : but , every man who sees , feels , and judges , has taste , which , by culture ...
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| Título | The Philadelphia Book, Or, Specimens of Metropolitan Literature |
| Autor | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau |
| Editor | Key & Biddle, 1836 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 28 Feb. 2006 |
| Largo | 380 páginas |
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