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The Agreeable (n.) does ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not merely please, it gratifies: it arouses an appetite for more of the same.

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The Agreeable (n.) admits ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠correction without offence: whoever says Canary wine is agreeable accepts being told he should say 'agreeable to me'.

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The Agreeable (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠always of one kind, whatever its source; it counts only by mass, and does nothing for our culture — it belongs to mere enjoyment.

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The Agreeable (n.) predicates ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠nothing of its object: 'the wine is pleasant' relates the representation straight to feeling.