One's mind, freed of anxiety and suffering, wanders to home and better times under these peculiar circumstances; there comes a pleasurable sensation in the touch of one's own warm skin, while the companionship of the arms and legs, freed from their cumbersome furs, makes a new discovery in the art of getting next to one's self.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
The sense of covering distance gave me a dull, pleasurable satisfaction.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
She had, as she realized at length, expected clever compliments from him, firmly finished, subtle boldness that would be just sufficiently apparent to convey a pleasurable thrill, and, with the latter exception, a wholly respectful homage.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss