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Pleasure, that comes the nearest such of any, is a Comick one, which delight's to see the human Form distorted and debased, and turn'd into that of a Beast.
A Full Enquiry into the Nature of the Pastoral (1717) Thomas Purney
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He sees, and he sees all the more brightly because he is looking at it out of toil and darkness, the glitter, the delight for delight's sake, the show and the pride and the folly.
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The Hajji then said to me: 'Come, and we will make the man-eaters play the cotton-game for my delight's delight' The Hajji loved our Sahib with the love of a father for his son, of a saved for his saviour, of a Great One for a Great One.
Actions and Reactions Rudyard Kipling 1900
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"I think there is real value in delight for delight's sake," says Public Dreams creative director Samantha Jo Simmonds.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JENNIFER VAN EVRA 2011
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"I think there is real value in delight for delight's sake," says Public Dreams creative director Samantha Jo Simmonds.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JENNIFER VAN EVRA 2011
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