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" ... he that can, with Epicurus, content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature, leaving the sour and the dregs for philosophy and reason to lap up. This... "
Southern Literary Messenger - Page 143
1849
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...noble art; he that can with Epicurus content his ideas with the films and images, that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things; such a man,...point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived ; the serene peaceful state, of being a fool, among knaves. But to return to madness....
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A tale of a tub. The battle of the books [and essays

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...Epicurus content his ideas with * the films and images, that fly off upon his senses //,' from V . from the superficies of things; such a man, truly...to lap up. This is the sublime and refined point of feh'city, called the possession of being well deceived; the serene peaceful state, of being a fool,...
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The Works, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 346 pages
...art ; he that raft with Epicurus content his ideas with the films and images, that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such A man,...the sour and the dregs, for philosophy and reason 1o lap up. This is the sublime and refined point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 500 pages
...art ; he that can with Epicurus content his ideas with the films and images, that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man,...the sour and the dregs, for philosophy and reason to lay up. This is the sublime and refined point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived...
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A Tale of a Tub,: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift, William Wotton - 1811 - 390 pages
...art; he that can, with Epicurus, content his ideas with thejilms and images, that fly off" upon his senses from the superficies of things; such a man,...sublime and refined point of felicity, called the jiossession of being well deceived; the serene peaceful state of being a fool among knaves. But to...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift...

Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 380 pages
...Epicurus content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superfices of things; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature,...point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived ; the serene peaceful state, of being a fool, among knaves. But to return to madness....
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift, William Wotton - 1812 - 250 pages
...Epicurus content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superfices of things; such a man, truly wise, creams .off nature,...point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived ; the serene peaceful state, of being a fool, among knaves. But to return to madness....
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters ..., Volume 11

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 448 pages
...art; he that can, with Epicurus, content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man,...point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived ; the serene peaceful state, of being a fool among knaves. But to return to madness....
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Tale of a tub. Battle of the books. Polite ...

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 442 pages
...art; he that can, with Epicurus, content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man,...point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived ; the serene peaceful state, of being a fool among knaves. But to return to madness....
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Tale of a tub. Battle of the books. Polite conversation

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 446 pages
...art ; he that can, with Epicurus, content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man,...point of felicity, called the possession of being ' well deceived ; the serene peaceful state, of being a fool among knaves. But to return to madness....
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