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74. Or from fancied anticipations of future gratifying 

 events. 



75. The pains peculiar to the imagination are derived 

 either from an exorbitant estimation of present, or a true or 

 delusive expectation of future evils. 



76'. The pleasing or displeasing impressions we receive on 

 perusing or contemplating works addressed to the imagina- 

 tion, having some analogy to our relish or disrelish of diffe- 

 rent kinds of food, has thence obtained the name of tasie. 

 And as sensual taste may be true and just, or vitiated, corrupt 

 and depraved, so may the mental. The analogy might be 

 much farther extended, were this the proper place. 



77- Exercise is the only pleasure, of which, as it appears 

 to me, the understanding is susceptible. A pleasure so much 

 the- more intense as the exercise is more severe. It is attend- 

 ed with the most pleasing emotions of joy, or surprize, when 

 it terminates in the discovery of some general and important 

 truth, or useful invention, or plan of conduct. 



78. And on the contrary it is attended with vexation and 

 disappointment, on discovering incidental errors and mis- 

 takes, or with severe regret, at having been employed on 

 trifling subjects, or applied to idle or pernicious purposes. 



79- Compliance with the dictates of the maral sense is at- 

 tended with self-satisfaction,, and with the more exalted 

 pleasure of conformity with the Divine will. 



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