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Page 213
... themselves than in those places of public refort in which the low and vulgar , fur- rendering themselves to illufion and caprice , be- come incapable of reflection , and blindly fuffer themselves to be overwhelmed by the surrounding ...
... themselves than in those places of public refort in which the low and vulgar , fur- rendering themselves to illufion and caprice , be- come incapable of reflection , and blindly fuffer themselves to be overwhelmed by the surrounding ...
Page 214
... themselves , and de- pend , for every object they see , for every fenfation they feel , for every fentiment they entertain , on thofe by whom they are attended . This is the reafon why the rich , who are feldom acquainted with any other ...
... themselves , and de- pend , for every object they see , for every fenfation they feel , for every fentiment they entertain , on thofe by whom they are attended . This is the reafon why the rich , who are feldom acquainted with any other ...
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... themselves ? Are there no poor and miferable beings , to whose bofoms they might afford charitable comfort and relief ? Is it , in fhort , impoffible for fuch charac- ters in any way to improve themselves in wisdom or in virtue ? THE ...
... themselves ? Are there no poor and miferable beings , to whose bofoms they might afford charitable comfort and relief ? Is it , in fhort , impoffible for fuch charac- ters in any way to improve themselves in wisdom or in virtue ? THE ...
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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