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Page xxvi
... happiness may not be attained by those who are inclined to be happy . The great Haller conceived it to be of as much importance to happiness to gain the esteem as the admiration of mankind ; and Zimmerman might upon this fubject have ...
... happiness may not be attained by those who are inclined to be happy . The great Haller conceived it to be of as much importance to happiness to gain the esteem as the admiration of mankind ; and Zimmerman might upon this fubject have ...
Page xliii
... happiness of the people ; and , fuppofing this happiness to be incompatible with every fpecies of re- ligion and civil establishment at present exifting , they cried with one voice , " Let us deftroy them all , and raze their very foun ...
... happiness of the people ; and , fuppofing this happiness to be incompatible with every fpecies of re- ligion and civil establishment at present exifting , they cried with one voice , " Let us deftroy them all , and raze their very foun ...
Page 132
... happiness upon earth , is feldom enjoyed with perfect fatisfaction , except in Solitude . Indolence and indifference do not al- ways afford leifure ; for true leisure is frequently found in that interval of relaxation which divides a ...
... happiness upon earth , is feldom enjoyed with perfect fatisfaction , except in Solitude . Indolence and indifference do not al- ways afford leifure ; for true leisure is frequently found in that interval of relaxation which divides a ...
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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