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... fhould gain the judgment , but that they fhould attract the af- fections ; that they fhould not only be firm in the day of diftrefs , but gay in the hour of jollity ; not only ufeful in exigencies , but pleafing in familiar life ; their ...
... fhould gain the judgment , but that they fhould attract the af- fections ; that they fhould not only be firm in the day of diftrefs , but gay in the hour of jollity ; not only ufeful in exigencies , but pleafing in familiar life ; their ...
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... fhould be in this state of indifference , or stand undetermined and un- engaged , ready to follow the first call to either fide . It feems certain , that either a man muft believe that virtue will make him happy , and refolve there ...
... fhould be in this state of indifference , or stand undetermined and un- engaged , ready to follow the first call to either fide . It feems certain , that either a man muft believe that virtue will make him happy , and refolve there ...
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... fhould be drawn by fome fecret attraction to thofe of his own kind ; and that not only the gentle and domestic animals , which naturally unite into companies , or cohabit by pairs , fhould continue faithful to their species ; but even ...
... fhould be drawn by fome fecret attraction to thofe of his own kind ; and that not only the gentle and domestic animals , which naturally unite into companies , or cohabit by pairs , fhould continue faithful to their species ; but even ...
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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