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Page 51
... mind . ” * SOLITUDE encourages the difclosure of thofe fentiments and feelings which the manners of the world compel us to conceal . The mind there un- burthens itself with eafe and freedom . The pen , in- deed , is not always taken up ...
... mind . ” * SOLITUDE encourages the difclosure of thofe fentiments and feelings which the manners of the world compel us to conceal . The mind there un- burthens itself with eafe and freedom . The pen , in- deed , is not always taken up ...
Page 61
... mind , and hold them faft , And force them fit till he has pencil'd off A faithful likeness of the form he views , Then to difpofe his copies with such art ... mind employed on noble and interefting fubjects , difdains UPON THE MIND . - 61.
... mind , and hold them faft , And force them fit till he has pencil'd off A faithful likeness of the form he views , Then to difpofe his copies with such art ... mind employed on noble and interefting fubjects , difdains UPON THE MIND . - 61.
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... mind the effects of indo- “ lence and inactivity , steal us from that repose and torpidity to- " wards which we incessantly gravitate , and at length endue the " mind with that continuity of attention to which superiority of * talent is ...
... mind the effects of indo- “ lence and inactivity , steal us from that repose and torpidity to- " wards which we incessantly gravitate , and at length endue the " mind with that continuity of attention to which superiority of * talent is ...
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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