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Page 87
... philosopher acquired that fimplicity of manners , which he still preferves amidst all the luxuries and feductions of London ; where he en- dures with firmness all the wants , refuses all the indulgencies , and fubdues all the defires of ...
... philosopher acquired that fimplicity of manners , which he still preferves amidst all the luxuries and feductions of London ; where he en- dures with firmness all the wants , refuses all the indulgencies , and fubdues all the defires of ...
Page 149
... philosopher , was born at Schiraz , the capital of Perfia Proper , about the beginning of the twelfth century . Being driven from his country by the ravages of the Turks , he wandered through various fcenes during a period of forty ...
... philosopher , was born at Schiraz , the capital of Perfia Proper , about the beginning of the twelfth century . Being driven from his country by the ravages of the Turks , he wandered through various fcenes during a period of forty ...
Page 279
... Philosophers , Kings , and Heroes , but ravifh the mind of the meaneft fpectator with exquifite delight . An English au- thor has very justly observed , that " it is not ne- " ceffary that he who looks with pleasure on the " colour of a ...
... Philosophers , Kings , and Heroes , but ravifh the mind of the meaneft fpectator with exquifite delight . An English au- thor has very justly observed , that " it is not ne- " ceffary that he who looks with pleasure on the " colour of a ...
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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