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Page xlvii
... continually by an idea that the enemy was plundering his house , and that he and his family were reduced to a state of misery and want . His medical friends , particu- larly Dr. Wichman , by whom he was con- ftantly attended ...
... continually by an idea that the enemy was plundering his house , and that he and his family were reduced to a state of misery and want . His medical friends , particu- larly Dr. Wichman , by whom he was con- ftantly attended ...
Page 158
... continually torment- " ed by fuch feducing paffions . " The heart of this amiable young man was , indeed , continually af- failed by the crowd of beauties that adorned the Papal Court ; and the power of their charms , and the facility ...
... continually torment- " ed by fuch feducing paffions . " The heart of this amiable young man was , indeed , continually af- failed by the crowd of beauties that adorned the Papal Court ; and the power of their charms , and the facility ...
Page 233
... continually offering to it , is rendered incapable of juftly appreciating the cha- racters of men . On the contrary , we truly difco- ver in the filence of Solitude the inward com- plexion of the heart ; and learn not only what the ...
... continually offering to it , is rendered incapable of juftly appreciating the cha- racters of men . On the contrary , we truly difco- ver in the filence of Solitude the inward com- plexion of the heart ; and learn not only what 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