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... fays Tiffot , " which 66 will always be read with as much profit as 66 pleasure , as it contains the most fublime ... fay nothing that " does him fo much honour , nor give him any praise that would be more gratifying 66 66 66 " to his ...
... fays Tiffot , " which 66 will always be read with as much profit as 66 pleasure , as it contains the most fublime ... fay nothing that " does him fo much honour , nor give him any praise that would be more gratifying 66 66 66 " to his ...
Page 230
... fays ROUSSEAU , " the empty " and unmeaning compliments of common converfation : but " from converfation useful or ingenious , I have always felt the " highest pleasure , and have never refused to partake of it . " In one of those very ...
... fays ROUSSEAU , " the empty " and unmeaning compliments of common converfation : but " from converfation useful or ingenious , I have always felt the " highest pleasure , and have never refused to partake of it . " In one of those very ...
Page 291
... fays Worldly hopes expire in old age ; and if he who has at- tained that period has not provided himself with another hope , a man of years and a man of mifery mean the fame thing . There fore the fame steps are to be taken , whether we ...
... fays Worldly hopes expire in old age ; and if he who has at- tained that period has not provided himself with another hope , a man of years and a man of mifery mean the fame thing . There fore the fame steps are to be taken , whether we ...
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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