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Page 218
... confidence , the blind arrogance , and the bold loquacity , with which these votaries of worldly pleasure proclaim a felicity which is almost invariably deceitful ; nor observe without a figh , the extravagant joy of fo many great men ...
... confidence , the blind arrogance , and the bold loquacity , with which these votaries of worldly pleasure proclaim a felicity which is almost invariably deceitful ; nor observe without a figh , the extravagant joy of fo many great men ...
Page 249
... confidence , the attainment of fu- preme felicity , and enjoy in thought the happiness we hope ultimately to reach . In this holy me- ditation every ignoble fentiment , every painful anxiety , every low thought and vulgar care , va ...
... confidence , the attainment of fu- preme felicity , and enjoy in thought the happiness we hope ultimately to reach . In this holy me- ditation every ignoble fentiment , every painful anxiety , every low thought and vulgar care , va ...
Page 292
... confidence and friendship every one is anxious " to gain ; and who excites admiration by the elo- " quence of his converfation , and efteem by the “ virtue of his actions , while he raises wonder by " the obscurity of his name , and the ...
... confidence and friendship every one is anxious " to gain ; and who excites admiration by the elo- " quence of his converfation , and efteem by the “ virtue of his actions , while he raises wonder by " the obscurity of his name , and the ...
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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