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... human species . " " He who resigns the world has no temptation to envy ' , hatred` , mal- ice , anger ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind : he who follows the pleasures of it , which are in their nature very disappointing ...
... human species . " " He who resigns the world has no temptation to envy ' , hatred` , mal- ice , anger ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind : he who follows the pleasures of it , which are in their nature very disappointing ...
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... human life , CHAPTER III . - Didactic Pieces . SEC . 1. The importance of a good education , 2. On gratitude , 3. On forgiveness , 4. Motives to the practice of gentleness , 5. A suspicious temper the source of misery to its posses- sor ...
... human life , CHAPTER III . - Didactic Pieces . SEC . 1. The importance of a good education , 2. On gratitude , 3. On forgiveness , 4. Motives to the practice of gentleness , 5. A suspicious temper the source of misery to its posses- sor ...
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... human life , 20. Scale of beings , 173 175 21. Trust in the care of Providence recommended , 22. Piety and gratitude enliven prosperity , 178 179 23. Virtue , when deeply rooted , is not subject to the influence of fortune , 181 24. The ...
... human life , 20. Scale of beings , 173 175 21. Trust in the care of Providence recommended , 22. Piety and gratitude enliven prosperity , 178 179 23. Virtue , when deeply rooted , is not subject to the influence of fortune , 181 24. The ...
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... Human frailty , 253 254 12. Ode to peace , 13. Ode to adversity , ib . 14. The Creation required to praise its Author , 256 15. The universal prayer , 258 259 16. Conscience , 260 17. On an infant , ib . 18. The cuckoo , 19. Day . A ...
... Human frailty , 253 254 12. Ode to peace , 13. Ode to adversity , ib . 14. The Creation required to praise its Author , 256 15. The universal prayer , 258 259 16. Conscience , 260 17. On an infant , ib . 18. The cuckoo , 19. Day . A ...
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... human life , not only in the sunshine , but in the shade . Let usefulness and beneficence , not ostentation and vanity , direct the train of your pursuits . To maintain a steady and unbroken mind , amidst all the shocks of the world ...
... human life , not only in the sunshine , but in the shade . Let usefulness and beneficence , not ostentation and vanity , direct the train of your pursuits . To maintain a steady and unbroken mind , amidst all the shocks of the world ...
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Common terms and phrases
affections Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold blessing Caius Verres character cheerful comfort dark death delight Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoy enjoyment envy eternal ev'ry evil fall father fear feel folly fortune Fundanus give Greek language ground hand happiness hast Hazael heart heav'n Heraclitus honor hope human indulge inflection innocence Jugurtha kind king labors live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature never noble Numidia o'er ourselves pain passions pause peace perfect person pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper Pythias reading reason religion render rest rich rise Roman Senate scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shining Sicily smiles sorrow soul sound spirit stancy suffer temper tempest thee things thou thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words youth