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... gain- ing ground . This uneafinefs of his mind inclined him to lay hold on every new object , and give way to every fenfation that might footh or divert him . He liftened to every echo , he mounted every hill for a fresh profpect , he ...
... gain- ing ground . This uneafinefs of his mind inclined him to lay hold on every new object , and give way to every fenfation that might footh or divert him . He liftened to every echo , he mounted every hill for a fresh profpect , he ...
Page 94
... gain upon us , which are only excufable in the prime of life . These reflections were lately excited in my mind , by an evening's converfation with my friend Pro- Spero , who , at the age of fifty five , has bought an estate , and is ...
... gain upon us , which are only excufable in the prime of life . These reflections were lately excited in my mind , by an evening's converfation with my friend Pro- Spero , who , at the age of fifty five , has bought an estate , and is ...
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... gain or lofs , and a confufed remembrance of agitated paffions and clamorous altercations . However , as experience is of more weight than precept , any of my readers , who are contriving how to spend the dreary months before them , may ...
... gain or lofs , and a confufed remembrance of agitated paffions and clamorous altercations . However , as experience is of more weight than precept , any of my readers , who are contriving how to spend the dreary months before them , may ...
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