gratifica

Their narrow limits belittle their gratifica - tions, and hedge about their achievements with thorns.

Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures Mary Baker Eddy 1865

They have considered their elevated rank as aflbrding the means of selfish gratifica -

The Panoplist (and Missionary magazine) conducted by an association of ... 1812

Still another clafs remains, compofed of men. who become the adlive inftruments of bad ambition in others, while their own objeft extends no farther than immediate gratifica - tion.

Thoughts on the public duties of private life : with reference to present circumstances and opinions Macdonald, Thomas 1795

When we confider in what manner this enume - ration is compofed, and the care that has been taken, in the Accounts of 1788 and 1789, to add to the chapter of penfions even tranfient gratifica - tions, penfions on retirement, indemnifications, reforms, and other objecls, which formerly were diflinguifhed from penfions for life, we have rca -

Considerations on the Present and Future State of France Charles Alexandre de Calonne 1791

To be able to alleviate the miferie;. of thofe who are obliged to fubmit to dangerous operations, affords the higheft gratifica - tion to the operator; and as pain is in general the mofl dreadful part of any operation to the patient, Mr. Bell has given a chap - ter containing the mofl effectual methods 'of preventing or di - mmifhing pain in furgical operations.'

The Monthly Review 1789

90 SAAS SriK TO HER NEIGHBOUR, WHAT? the woman of his choice, yet he does not like to have the delicacy of the female cha - racter violated, even for his own gratifica - tion.

Says she to her neighbour, What? .. 1812