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... must be attain- ed , fome uncommon gifts of nature poffeffed , or fome opportunity produced by an extraordinary combination of things ; but the mere power of fa- ving what is already in our hands , must be eafy of acquifition to every ...
... must be attain- ed , fome uncommon gifts of nature poffeffed , or fome opportunity produced by an extraordinary combination of things ; but the mere power of fa- ving what is already in our hands , must be eafy of acquifition to every ...
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... must be refolutely reduced . You must not therefore think me finking below the dignity of a practical philofopher , when I re- commend to the confideration of your readers , from the ftatefman to the apprentice , a pofition re- plete ...
... must be refolutely reduced . You must not therefore think me finking below the dignity of a practical philofopher , when I re- commend to the confideration of your readers , from the ftatefman to the apprentice , a pofition re- plete ...
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... must be always , by their own nature , confined to a very small number ; and the life of the greater part of mankind must be lost in empty wifhes and painful comparifons , were not the balm of philofo- phy fhed upon us , and our ...
... must be always , by their own nature , confined to a very small number ; and the life of the greater part of mankind must be lost in empty wifhes and painful comparifons , were not the balm of philofo- phy fhed upon us , and our ...
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