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Page 137
... highest fruition a certain portion of discontent . The ftream of content must flow from a deliberate disposition in our own minds to learn what is good , and a determined refolution to feek for and enjoy it , however fmall the por- tion ...
... highest fruition a certain portion of discontent . The ftream of content must flow from a deliberate disposition in our own minds to learn what is good , and a determined refolution to feek for and enjoy it , however fmall the por- tion ...
Page 145
... highest happiness and joy . The inhabitants of the mountains of Swifferland , and of the vallies of the Alps , flock to his house , and endeavour in vain H to to find language capable of expreffing to him the grateful UPON THE HEART . 145.
... highest happiness and joy . The inhabitants of the mountains of Swifferland , and of the vallies of the Alps , flock to his house , and endeavour in vain H to to find language capable of expreffing to him the grateful UPON THE HEART . 145.
Page 181
... highest rapture . LOVE's fofteft images spring up anew in Soli- tude . The remembrance of those emotions which the firft blush of confcious tenderness , the first gentle preffure of the hand , the first dread of in- terruption , create ...
... highest rapture . LOVE's fofteft images spring up anew in Soli- tude . The remembrance of those emotions which the firft blush of confcious tenderness , the first gentle preffure of the hand , the first dread of in- terruption , create ...
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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