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The end of pleasure is to support the offices of life, to relieve the fatigues of business, to reward a regular action, and to encourage the continuance.

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Jeremy Collier
Age: 76 †
Born: 1650
Born: January 1
Died: 1726
Died: January 1
Literary Critic
Priest
Theatre Critic
Writer
County of Cambridge
Action
Regular
Ends
Reward
Life
Encourage
Rewards
Fatigues
Office
Continuance
Support
Relieve
Pleasure
Offices
Business
Fatigue

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