Reading the Club about Johnson, Boswell and friends. Jolhnson once said to friend Hester Thrale,'The solitary mortal is certainly luxurious, probably superstitious and possibly mad." Johnson's dictionary defines luxurious as lustful; libidinous and voluptuous; enslaved to pleasure.
Interesting from Johnson, who was a groveling believer in the literal truth of the bible and orthodox christian belief.
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O most insatiate and luxurious woman!
LUXU'RIOUS. a. [luxurieux, Fr. luxurio.
fui, Latin.]
- Delighring in the pleaſures of the tab!?,
- Admlniſtring to luxury. Anonym,
- Luftful ; libidinous Shakʃpeare.
- Voluptuous ; enllaved to pleaſure.
AT.I'on,
5. Softening by pleaſure, Dryden.
6. Lv!xuriant ; exuberant. Milton.
LUXU'RIOUSLY. ad. ['rota hxurous.]
Delicioully ; voluptuouſly. Shakʃpeare, Dryden.
LUXURY. ʃ. [It^xurij, Latin.]
- Voluptuouſneſs ; addidedneſs to pleaſare,
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