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Page 240
... Truth in Platonic ornaments bederk'd , Inforc'd we love , unheeding recollect . IT T is reported of the Perfians , by an ancient wri- ter , that the fum of their education confifted in teaching youth to ride , to fhoot with the bow ...
... Truth in Platonic ornaments bederk'd , Inforc'd we love , unheeding recollect . IT T is reported of the Perfians , by an ancient wri- ter , that the fum of their education confifted in teaching youth to ride , to fhoot with the bow ...
Page 242
... TRUTH , and was very fuc- cessful in the arts of mimicry . She was furround- ed , animated , and fupported by innumerable le- gions of appetites and paffions , but , like other feeble commanders , was obliged often to receive faw from ...
... TRUTH , and was very fuc- cessful in the arts of mimicry . She was furround- ed , animated , and fupported by innumerable le- gions of appetites and paffions , but , like other feeble commanders , was obliged often to receive faw from ...
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... TRUTH , however , did not grow weaker by the ftruggle , for her vigour was unconquerable ; yet fhe was provoked to fee herself thus baffled and impeded by an enemy , whom she looked on with contempt , and who had no advantage but fuch ...
... TRUTH , however , did not grow weaker by the ftruggle , for her vigour was unconquerable ; yet fhe was provoked to fee herself thus baffled and impeded by an enemy , whom she looked on with contempt , and who had no advantage but fuch ...
Contents
A deathbed the true fchool of wiſdom The effects | 54 |
The dignity and uſefulneſs of biography | 60 |
Paffion not to be eradicated | 66 |
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affiftance againſt amufements becauſe buſineſs caufe cenfure confefs confequence confidered converfation curiofity deferve defign defire diſcover eafily eafy eaſe endeavour equally eſtabliſhed fafely fame favour fcarcely fecond fecurity feems feldom felves fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince fingle fink firft firſt folly fome fometimes foon forrow fortune ftate ftill ftudies fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fufpect fuperiority furely fyllables greateſt happineſs himſelf hope inclined increaſe intereft itſelf kindneſs labour laft laſt leaſt lefs lofe loft mankind meaſure ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neral never numbers obferved occafion oppofition ourſelves OVID paffages paffed paffions pleafing pleaſed pleaſure praiſe prefent purchaſe purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reafon refolved reft reſt rife ſhe ſtate ſtudy tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion TRUTH underſtanding univerfal uſe vanity verfe vifit virtue whofe whoſe wifh