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Page 24
... actions ; for the actions of men , it is truly faid , are nothing more than their thoughts embodied , and brought into substantial existence . The mind , therefore , has only to examine with candour and impartiality the ideas which it ...
... actions ; for the actions of men , it is truly faid , are nothing more than their thoughts embodied , and brought into substantial existence . The mind , therefore , has only to examine with candour and impartiality the ideas which it ...
Page 267
... actions are generally performed in the filence of Solitude , and in the obscurity of Retreat . The opportunity of doing public good , of per- forming actions of extenfive utility or univerfal benevolence , is confined to a few ...
... actions are generally performed in the filence of Solitude , and in the obscurity of Retreat . The opportunity of doing public good , of per- forming actions of extenfive utility or univerfal benevolence , is confined to a few ...
Page 305
... actions are acceptable to the Almighty mind only in proportion as they are prompted by mo- tives of the pureft virtue , men ought benevolently to fuppofe that every good work fprings from an untainted fource , and is performed merely ...
... actions are acceptable to the Almighty mind only in proportion as they are prompted by mo- tives of the pureft virtue , men ought benevolently to fuppofe that every good work fprings from an untainted fource , and is performed merely ...
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affemblies afford againſt almoſt amidſt Avignon beauties becauſe bofom cauſe celebrated character charms CHIG CICERO defires delight diffipation difpofition diſcovered eaſe enjoy enjoyment exiſtence fafe faid fame fatire fays feek feel feem felicity fenfe fenfibility fentiments fhades filent firſt fituation fociety folitary fome foon forrow foul frequently friends friendſhip ftill fubject fublime fuch fuffer fuperior fure furrounded greateſt greatneſs happineſs happy heart higheſt himſelf houſe human increaſe inſpired intereft itſelf lefs leifure live mankind ment mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary noble obfervation object occafionally ourſelves paffion paſs perfon PETRARCH philofopher pleaſe pleaſures PLUTARCH poffefs praiſe prefent purſued purſuit racters raiſe reaſon refidence refignation render repoſe reſpect retirement rural ſcene ſenſe ſhe ſhould Solitude ſpirit ſpring ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſuch Swifferland taſte themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tranquillity truth underſtanding UNIV uſeful vifit virtue virtuous whofe whoſe wiſh