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... felicity , contributes to render others as happy as himself . Sicily and Zurich have produced two of these benefactors to mankind . The aspect of Nature never appears more charming , the bofom never heaves with fuch fweet delight , the ...
... felicity , contributes to render others as happy as himself . Sicily and Zurich have produced two of these benefactors to mankind . The aspect of Nature never appears more charming , the bofom never heaves with fuch fweet delight , the ...
Page 147
... felicity which fills his heart . Palaces , alas ! feldom con- tain fuch characters . Individuals , however , of every description may cultivate and enjoy an equal degree of felicity , although they do not reside among scenes fo ...
... felicity which fills his heart . Palaces , alas ! feldom con- tain fuch characters . Individuals , however , of every description may cultivate and enjoy an equal degree of felicity , although they do not reside among scenes fo ...
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... felicity ! When ANTISTHENES was asked what advantages philosophy had afforded him , he anfwered , " It has taught me to fubdue myself . ” POPE fays , he never laid his head upon his pillow , without acknowledging that the most important ...
... felicity ! When ANTISTHENES was asked what advantages philosophy had afforded him , he anfwered , " It has taught me to fubdue myself . ” POPE fays , he never laid his head upon his pillow , without acknowledging that the most important ...
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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