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Page 7
... must determine and fix our minds " in fuch manner upon them , that the pursuit of " them may become the business ... must not proceed in forming " the moral character as a ftatuary proceeds in " forming a ftatue , who works fometimes on ...
... must determine and fix our minds " in fuch manner upon them , that the pursuit of " them may become the business ... must not proceed in forming " the moral character as a ftatuary proceeds in " forming a ftatue , who works fometimes on ...
Page 51
... must be free from all em- barraffment . The inceffant cries of children , or the frequent intrufion of fervants with messages of ceremony and cards of compliment , diftract atten- tion . An author , whether walking in the open air ...
... must be free from all em- barraffment . The inceffant cries of children , or the frequent intrufion of fervants with messages of ceremony and cards of compliment , diftract atten- tion . An author , whether walking in the open air ...
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... Must fire the chosen genius ; Nature's hand Must string his nerves and imp his eagle wings , Impatient of the painful steep , to foar High as the fummit ; there to breathe at large Æthereal air , with bards and fages old , Immortal fons ...
... Must fire the chosen genius ; Nature's hand Must string his nerves and imp his eagle wings , Impatient of the painful steep , to foar High as the fummit ; there to breathe at large Æthereal air , with bards and fages old , Immortal fons ...
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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