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Page 23
... Light , life , and joy , flowed into their minds through furrounding darkness , and bleffed them with the high enjoyment of tranquil thought and innocent occupation . * SOLITUDE * It is impoffible to read this observation without ...
... Light , life , and joy , flowed into their minds through furrounding darkness , and bleffed them with the high enjoyment of tranquil thought and innocent occupation . * SOLITUDE * It is impoffible to read this observation without ...
Page 124
... light , than even the arts and sciences are capable of affording . I have there feen each individual obtain the approbation and praise he merited , and obtain them too from perfons whofe approbation and praises it was his highest ...
... light , than even the arts and sciences are capable of affording . I have there feen each individual obtain the approbation and praise he merited , and obtain them too from perfons whofe approbation and praises it was his highest ...
Page 126
... light and frivolous style of think- ing ; and , by preventing it from directing its fa- culties to rational ends , may obscure the prospect of true happiness ; for the foul cannot easily quit the illufion on which it dwells with fuch ...
... light and frivolous style of think- ing ; and , by preventing it from directing its fa- culties to rational ends , may obscure the prospect of true happiness ; for the foul cannot easily quit the illufion on which it dwells with fuch ...
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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