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Page 62
... heart , in the end . The chearfulness of a well - regulated mind , fprings from a good confcience and the favour of Heaven , and is bounded by temperance and reafon . It makes a man happy in himself , and promotes the happiness of all ...
... heart , in the end . The chearfulness of a well - regulated mind , fprings from a good confcience and the favour of Heaven , and is bounded by temperance and reafon . It makes a man happy in himself , and promotes the happiness of all ...
Page 65
... hearts peculiarly difpofed to love and friendfhip . But the reproach is ill founded . Strength of mind does not confift in a peevish temper , in a hard inflexible heart , and in bidding defiance to God Almighty : it confifts in an ...
... hearts peculiarly difpofed to love and friendfhip . But the reproach is ill founded . Strength of mind does not confift in a peevish temper , in a hard inflexible heart , and in bidding defiance to God Almighty : it confifts in an ...
Page 86
... heart what re- wards you deferve , or what kind of fe- licity you are fitted to enjoy ? -Which of thofe faculties or affections , which heaven can be fuppofed to gratify , have you cultivated and improved ? -- If , in that eternal world ...
... heart what re- wards you deferve , or what kind of fe- licity you are fitted to enjoy ? -Which of thofe faculties or affections , which heaven can be fuppofed to gratify , have you cultivated and improved ? -- If , in that eternal world ...
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Diversity of Geniuses | 36 |
The Manners of a Bookfeller | 42 |
Epicuruss Character | 48 |
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