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... pain of want arifing from habit , seems directly oppofite to that of fatiety . Singular it must appear , that frequency of gratifica- tion fhould produce effects fo oppofite as are the pains of excess and of want . The appetites that ...
... pain of want arifing from habit , seems directly oppofite to that of fatiety . Singular it must appear , that frequency of gratifica- tion fhould produce effects fo oppofite as are the pains of excess and of want . The appetites that ...
Page 93
... pain being thus felt independent of an object , cannot be cured but by gratifi- cation . An ordinary paffion , in which de- fire precedes the pain of want , is in a differ- ent condition . It is never felt but while the object is in ...
... pain being thus felt independent of an object , cannot be cured but by gratifi- cation . An ordinary paffion , in which de- fire precedes the pain of want , is in a differ- ent condition . It is never felt but while the object is in ...
Page 94
Lord Henry Home Kames. appetites effential to the fpecies , by a pain of the same sort with that which habit produ- ceth . The pain of habit is less under our power , than any other pain for want of gratification . Hunger and thirst are ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. appetites effential to the fpecies , by a pain of the same sort with that which habit produ- ceth . The pain of habit is less under our power , than any other pain for want of gratification . Hunger and thirst are ...
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