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... Knowledge and genius are often enemies to quiet , by fuggesting ideas of excellence , which men , and the perfor- mances of men , cannot attain . But let no man rafhly determine , that his unwillingness to be plea- fed is a proof of ...
... Knowledge and genius are often enemies to quiet , by fuggesting ideas of excellence , which men , and the perfor- mances of men , cannot attain . But let no man rafhly determine , that his unwillingness to be plea- fed is a proof of ...
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... knowledge increases , and appropriate it to higher excellence , when higher excellence comes within our view . Much of the beauty of writing is of this kind ; and therefore Boileau justly remarks , that the books which have stood the ...
... knowledge increases , and appropriate it to higher excellence , when higher excellence comes within our view . Much of the beauty of writing is of this kind ; and therefore Boileau justly remarks , that the books which have stood the ...
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... knowledge opens new prof- pects , and produces new incitements to further progrefs . All the attainments poffible in our pre- fent ftate , are evidently inadequate to our capaci- ties of enjoyment ; conqueft ferves no purpose but that ...
... knowledge opens new prof- pects , and produces new incitements to further progrefs . All the attainments poffible in our pre- fent ftate , are evidently inadequate to our capaci- ties of enjoyment ; conqueft ferves no purpose but that ...
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