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appear sufficiently manifest, how great is, the unhappiness<lb/> | appear sufficiently manifest, how great is, the unhappiness<lb/> | ||
that is. frequently the attendant upon <sic>drunkeness</sic>: No<lb/> | that is. frequently the attendant upon <sic>drunkeness</sic>: No<lb/> | ||
sooner is any | sooner is any one heated with Wine, but his Limbs become<lb/> | ||
heavy his tottering foot refuse to perform their accustomed<lb/> | heavy his tottering foot refuse to perform their accustomed<lb/> | ||
offices, his Tongue stammers, — his <sic>speach</sic> is broken, his<lb/> | offices, his Tongue stammers, — his <sic>speach</sic> is broken, his<lb/> | ||
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drunkards pleasure — which no one <add>surely —</add> in their Senses will<lb/> | drunkards pleasure — which no one <add>surely —</add> in their Senses will<lb/> | ||
say has any claim to happiness, for when once deprived<lb/> | say has any claim to happiness, for when once deprived<lb/> | ||
of that divine particle within us | of that divine particle within us to our reason, I can't conceive<lb/> | ||
any thing more miserable, any thing more unhappy than<lb/> | any thing more miserable, any thing more unhappy than<lb/> | ||
man: But reason in a drunkard is so far buried in Wine<lb/> | man: But reason in a drunkard is so far buried in Wine<lb/> | ||
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pleasures chiefly that of <sic>drunkeness</sic> for as it is ——<lb/> | pleasures chiefly that of <sic>drunkeness</sic> for as it is ——<lb/> | ||
unworthy every man, so, more especially, is it a —<lb/> | unworthy every man, so, more especially, is it a —<lb/> | ||
disgrace to a Gentleman, but above all to a Scholar.< | disgrace to a Gentleman, but above all to a Scholar.</p> | ||
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Excess of it has surely nothing that's good, nothing that's
pleasant. Wine destroys the fairest beauty and spoils
the strongest Constitution yet this is called a mighty ——
pleasure. but to every cool and dispassionate Judge it will
appear sufficiently manifest, how great is, the unhappiness
that is. frequently the attendant upon drunkeness: No
sooner is any one heated with Wine, but his Limbs become
heavy his tottering foot refuse to perform their accustomed
offices, his Tongue stammers, — his speach is broken, his
mind and reason are suspended— his Eyes swim with
moisture, he grows horribly noise, then bitter qualms
ensue, to this loathsome vomiting succeeds, and Grievous
Headachs— till, at length, he becomes stupid and ——
insensible throughout. This is the whole of the ——
drunkards pleasure — which no one surely — in their Senses will
say has any claim to happiness, for when once deprived
of that divine particle within us to our reason, I can't conceive
any thing more miserable, any thing more unhappy than
man: But reason in a drunkard is so far buried in Wine
that he knows not what he says — what he do's— what he
sees. In what then does the happiness of Drunkeness
consist — it certainly renders man inferiour to the
beasts. If this be a pleasure then it is a pleasure that
is unworthy of the very boasts themselves — Despise —
therefore pleasures my follow Collegiates — but of all
pleasures chiefly that of drunkeness for as it is ——
unworthy every man, so, more especially, is it a —
disgrace to a Gentleman, but above all to a Scholar.
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"Sperne Voluptates, nocet empta dolore Voluptas" |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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