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Page 15
... fome fequef- tered spot favourable to ftudy ; who , when walk- ing with his dogs and gun , frequently reclines under the friendly fhade of fome majestic tree , and contemplates the great and glorious characters which the pages of ...
... fome fequef- tered spot favourable to ftudy ; who , when walk- ing with his dogs and gun , frequently reclines under the friendly fhade of fome majestic tree , and contemplates the great and glorious characters which the pages of ...
Page 132
... fome of the sweetest flowers along the most thorny paths of human life . LEISURE , the highest happiness upon earth , is feldom enjoyed with perfect fatisfaction , except in Solitude . Indolence and indifference do not al- ways afford ...
... fome of the sweetest flowers along the most thorny paths of human life . LEISURE , the highest happiness upon earth , is feldom enjoyed with perfect fatisfaction , except in Solitude . Indolence and indifference do not al- ways afford ...
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... fome years ago in Weteravia , who infpired me with filial re- verence and affection , and whose animated coun- tenance announced the fuperior wisdom and happy tranquillity of his mind , is now no more . There did not perhaps at that ...
... fome years ago in Weteravia , who infpired me with filial re- verence and affection , and whose animated coun- tenance announced the fuperior wisdom and happy tranquillity of his mind , is now no more . There did not perhaps at that ...
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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