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turn our Eyes towards the objects of men's pleasures and
delights; the Life of the Voluptuary is one continued
scene of Madness, while he gives himself up entirely to
the Deceitful Allurement of Pleasure, not only not —
avoiding but eagerly meeting, of his own accord, the —
Snake that lies hid in the Grass: instead of Joys he is
preparing for himself cares — instead of happiness —
pain. Why shod I call to mind the Adulterer who
seeks his supream felicity in parties of Loudness and
mightly debaucheries? Why — the Glutton who, devoted
to the pampering of his Belly, consumes his pretious
time in satisfying a voracious appetite? But why
whim, who seems to place — his highest joy in spending
whole nights at the accursed gaming table, to the utter
ruine of his fortune, his health, and reputation — the
consequence of which is greivious Remorse, Sleepless
nights, and ragged poverty? Why the Miser whose —
Sole aim is to keep up useless Riches, without regard
to right or wrong; but this kind of Madness is obvious
to every one since he is heaping up golden Treasures
for himself which however whod be worse than death
for him to make use of; But why, I say shod I recount
these foolish pleasures when One much more ridiculous,
much more infatuating, and much more irrational as
yet remains unnoticed. Drunkenness of all false —
pleasures the most fallacious! This certainly argues
the folly of men to the highest degree, who while they
make an ill use of the Sweet Gift of Bacchus, foolishly
drown in Wine their boasted reason, without which,
nothing is grateful, nothing is pleasant; altho
the Moderate use of the Grape and Enlivens the
Soul, and relieves under goading cares. yet the

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Date_1	1761-01-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings	"Sperne Voluptates, nocet empta dolore Voluptas"
Folio number	123	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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