Fools! who from hence into the notion fall, As, to be hated, needs but to be feen; 215 220 But where th' Extreme of Vice, was ne'er agreed: At Greenland, Zembla, or the Lord knows where. No creature owns it in the first degree, 225 But thinks his neighbour further gone than he : Or never feel the rage, or never own; VARIATIONS. 230 Virtuous After ver. zzo. in the firft Edition followed thefe, After ver. 226. in the MS. The Colonel fwears the Agent is a dog, Virtuous and vicious every Man must be, Few in th' extreme, but all in the degree; The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wife; And ev❜n the beft, by fits, what they despise. 'Tis but by parts we follow good or ill; For, Vice or Virtue, Self-directs it still; 235 Each individual seeks a several goal; But Heaven's great view, is One, and that the Whole. That counter works each folly and caprice; That disappoints th' effect of every vice; 240 That, happy frailties to all ranks apply'd : Heaven forming each on other to depend, A master or a servant, or a friend, Bids each on other for affiftance call, 'Till one Man's weakness grows the strength of all. Wants, frailties, paffions, closer still ally 245 250 The common intereft, or endear the tie. To these we owe true friendship, love fincere, 255 Each home-felt joy that life inherits here; E 2 260 Whate'er Whate'er the paffion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will change his neighbour with himself. The learn'd is happy nature to explore, The fool is happy that he knows no more; The rich is happy in the plenty given, 265 The poor contents him with the care of Heaven. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing, The ftarving chemift in his golden views See fome Arange comfort every state attend, Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die. Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper stage, 270 275 280 285 290 Ev'n mean Self-love becomes, by force divine, Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society. I. THE whole Universe one fyftem of Society, ver. 7, &c. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, ver. 27. The happiness of Animals mutual, ver. 49. II. Reafon or Instinct operate alike to the good of each Individual, ver. 79. Reafon or Inftin&t operate alfo to Society in all animals, ver. 109. III. How far Society carried by instinct, ver. 115, How much farther by Reason, ver. 128. IV. Of that which is called the State of Nature, ver. 144. Reafon inftructed by Instinct in the Invention of Arts, ver. 166. and in the Forms of Society, ver. 176. V. Origin" of Political Societies, ver. 196. Origin of Monarchy, ver. 207. Patriarchal Government, ver. 212. VI. Origin of true Religion and Government, from the fame principle, of Love, 231, &c. Origin of Superftition and Tyranny, from the fame principle of Fear, ver. 237, &c. The Influence of Self-love operating to the focial and public Good, ver. 266. Restoration of true Religion and Government on their first principle, ver. 285. Mixt Government, ver. 288. Various Forms of each, and the true end of all, ver. 300, &c. EPISTLE |