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Page 63
... paffions , which rise up against us like * " The more defires I have , " fays MONTAIGNE , " the lefs " ardent they are . The torrents that divide themselves into many branches are the least dangerous . A ftrong paffion is a " folitary ...
... paffions , which rise up against us like * " The more defires I have , " fays MONTAIGNE , " the lefs " ardent they are . The torrents that divide themselves into many branches are the least dangerous . A ftrong paffion is a " folitary ...
Page 184
... paffion , that lovers frequently quit the beloved object , to reflect in Solitude on her charms . Who does not recol- lect to have read , in the Confeffions of ROUSSEAU , the story related by MADAME DE LUXEMBERG , of a lover who quitted ...
... paffion , that lovers frequently quit the beloved object , to reflect in Solitude on her charms . Who does not recol- lect to have read , in the Confeffions of ROUSSEAU , the story related by MADAME DE LUXEMBERG , of a lover who quitted ...
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... paffions , 63 ; gives great ideas , 70 ; fimplifies the manners , 88 ; and strengthens the power of the understanding , 96 ; -Its influence on the heart , 100 ; through the medium of the imagination , 102 ; by the ... paffion in all INDEX .
... paffions , 63 ; gives great ideas , 70 ; fimplifies the manners , 88 ; and strengthens the power of the understanding , 96 ; -Its influence on the heart , 100 ; through the medium of the imagination , 102 ; by the ... paffion in all INDEX .
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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