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Page 30
... thing generally fuppofed to confer happinefs , have been found to seek it in the shades of privacy . Though they poffeffed both power and riches , and were therefore furrounded by men who con- fidered it as their chief intereft to ...
... thing generally fuppofed to confer happinefs , have been found to seek it in the shades of privacy . Though they poffeffed both power and riches , and were therefore furrounded by men who con- fidered it as their chief intereft to ...
Page 83
... thing fuperfluous , and to rely upon myfelf alone ; fhewed me what true riches were ; thofe treasures which neither the fawn ing fycophant , nor the angry multitude , the time - ferving ora- tor , nor the enfnaring tyrant , can ever ...
... thing fuperfluous , and to rely upon myfelf alone ; fhewed me what true riches were ; thofe treasures which neither the fawn ing fycophant , nor the angry multitude , the time - ferving ora- tor , nor the enfnaring tyrant , can ever ...
Page 253
... thing which belonged to her in as great splendor , as in her own principa- lity , and in the height of her fortune . He found her in every respect deferving , and saw in her a generofity of foul exceeding even her other charms . His ...
... thing which belonged to her in as great splendor , as in her own principa- lity , and in the height of her fortune . He found her in every respect deferving , and saw in her a generofity of foul exceeding even her other charms . His ...
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ABELARD againſt almoſt alſo becauſe beſt bofom cauſe celebrated character choly cifed circumftances cloſe conftitution converfation courſe defires delight deſtroy difpofition DIOCLESIAN eaſe effects ELOISA endeavour enjoy enjoyment envy exerciſe faid fame fancy fays feek feelings feems fenfe fentiments fhall fhew fhould fighs filence firſt focial fociety folitary fome foon forrows foul fource fpecies frequently friends friendſhip ftill ftudy fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior furrounded greateſt happineſs heart higheſt himſelf houſe human imagination increaſe indulgence inftruction inſtead intercourſe interefts itſelf joys lefs live mankind melan melancholy ment mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary obferved occafion paffed paffions perfons PETRARCH philofopher PLATO pleaſe pleaſures poffeffed preſent purpoſe purſued purſuits racter raiſed rational reaſon religion reſpect retirement retreat ſcenes ſcience ſenſe ſeverity ſhe Solitude ſpirit ſtate ſtudy ſuch temper thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tranquillity underſtanding uſeful vices virtue virtuous whofe whoſe