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... defired goal all our ideas and defires perpetually tend . " There " is , " fays Dr. JOHNSON , 66 scarcely " any 46 any writer who has not celebrated " the happiness X PREFACE .
... defired goal all our ideas and defires perpetually tend . " There " is , " fays Dr. JOHNSON , 66 scarcely " any 46 any writer who has not celebrated " the happiness X PREFACE .
Page 63
... defire ; * for al- though it may certainly become dangerous to the paffions , it may also , thanks to the difpenfations of Providence ... defires within one " point . " like the angry waves of a disordered ocean , to UPON THE MIND . 63.
... defire ; * for al- though it may certainly become dangerous to the paffions , it may also , thanks to the difpenfations of Providence ... defires within one " point . " like the angry waves of a disordered ocean , to UPON THE MIND . 63.
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... defires , but discovers to mankind their real wants ; and where a fimplicity of manners prevails , the real wants of men are not only few , but eafily fatisfied ; for being ignorant of thofe defires which luxury creates , they can have ...
... defires , but discovers to mankind their real wants ; and where a fimplicity of manners prevails , the real wants of men are not only few , but eafily fatisfied ; for being ignorant of thofe defires which luxury creates , they can have ...
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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