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" Yielding to immoral pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and trifling ones debases it: both in their degree disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy must make the diligent and regular... "
Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 281
1831
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Select British Classics, Volume 5

1803 - 322 pages
...Yielding to immoral pleasure cor' rupts the mind, living to animal and trifling ones ' debases it ; both in their degree disqualify it for its < genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. ' Whoever would be really happy must make the < diligent and regular exercise of his superior powers...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 pages
...Yielding to immoral " pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and " trifling ones debases it ; both in their degree " disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it " over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really " happy, must make the diligent and regular exer" cise of his superior powers...
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The Rambler, by S. Johnson, Volume 1

1806 - 348 pages
...Yielding to immoral " pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and " trifting ones debases it ; both in their degree " disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it " over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really " happy, must make the diligent and regular exer" cise of his superior powers...
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Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter,: With a New Edition of Her ...

Montagu Pennington - 1807 - 668 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasures corrupts the mind ; living to animal and trifling ones, debases it; both, in their degree, disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, must make the diligent and 'regular exercise of his superior powers...
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Memoirs of the life of mrs. Elizabeth Carter, with a new edition ..., Volume 2

Montagu Pennington - 1808 - 442 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasures corrupts the mind; living to animal and trifling ones, debases it; both, in their degree, disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, must make the diligent and regular exercise of his superior powers his...
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The British Essayists;: Rambler

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 372 pages
...Yielding to immoral pleasure " corrupts the mind, living to animal and trifling " ones debases it ; both in their degree disqualify it " for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretch" edness. Whoever would be really happy must " make the diligent and regular exercise of his...
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The Rambler, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and trifling ones debases it ; both in their degree disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, must make the diligent and regular exercise of his superior powers his...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral plea** sure corrupts the mind, living to animal trifling " ones debases it; both in their degree disqualify " it for its genuine good, and consign it over to " wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, " must make the diligent and regular exercise of his " superiour powers...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]. [Another], Volume 1

1810 - 464 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral plea" sure corrupts the mind, living to animal trifling " ones debases it; both in their degree disqualify " it for its genuine good, and consign it over to " wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, " must make the diligent and regular exercise of his " superiour powers...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal trifling ones debases it ; both in their degree disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, must make the diligent and regular exercise of his superior powers his...
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