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 Rich the treasure,
 Sweet the pleasure,
  Sweet is pleasure after pain.  
 Rich the treasure,
 Sweet the pleasure,
  Sweet is pleasure after pain. 
 There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
 There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
  There read more 
 There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
 There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
  There is society where none intrudes
   By the deep Sea, and music in its roar. 
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
 It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with 
delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing read more 
 It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with 
delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed 
from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous 
study? 
 Despise pleasure; pleasure bought by pain in injurious.
 [Lat., Sperne voluptates; nocet empta dolora voluptas.]  
 Despise pleasure; pleasure bought by pain in injurious.
 [Lat., Sperne voluptates; nocet empta dolora voluptas.] 
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is
Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.