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... fortune ; or difbur thened himself of wealth , when he had tried its in- quietudes , merely to enjoy the peace , and leifure , and fecurity , of a mean and unenvied state . It is true , indeed , that many have neglected op- portunities ...
... fortune ; or difbur thened himself of wealth , when he had tried its in- quietudes , merely to enjoy the peace , and leifure , and fecurity , of a mean and unenvied state . It is true , indeed , that many have neglected op- portunities ...
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... fortune to her fecond fifter . I hung my head ; the younger fifter threatened to be married , and every thing was difappointment and difcontent . I was in danger of lofing irrepa- rably one third of my hopes , and was condemned ftill to ...
... fortune to her fecond fifter . I hung my head ; the younger fifter threatened to be married , and every thing was difappointment and difcontent . I was in danger of lofing irrepa- rably one third of my hopes , and was condemned ftill to ...
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... fortune , and offered fettlements ; these had undoubtedly a right to retire without cenfure , fince they had openly treated for money , as neceffary to their happiness , and who can tell how little they wanted any other portion ? I have ...
... fortune , and offered fettlements ; these had undoubtedly a right to retire without cenfure , fince they had openly treated for money , as neceffary to their happiness , and who can tell how little they wanted any other portion ? I have ...
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