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... natural or moral knowledge , whether we intend to enlarge our fci- ence , or increase our virtue , are more important than public occurrences . Thus Salluft , the great mafter of nature , has not forgot , in his account of Catiline , to ...
... natural or moral knowledge , whether we intend to enlarge our fci- ence , or increase our virtue , are more important than public occurrences . Thus Salluft , the great mafter of nature , has not forgot , in his account of Catiline , to ...
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... nature . Milton has judiciously reprefented the father of mankind , as seized with horror and astonishment at the fight of death exhibited to him on the mount of vifion . For furely nothing can fo much disturb the paffions , or perplex ...
... nature . Milton has judiciously reprefented the father of mankind , as seized with horror and astonishment at the fight of death exhibited to him on the mount of vifion . For furely nothing can fo much disturb the paffions , or perplex ...
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... nature , who looks on the bleak hills and leaflefs woods , without feriousness and awe , Spring is the feafon of ... natural inducements to jollity and converfation . Differences , we know , are never fo effectually laid asleep , as by ...
... nature , who looks on the bleak hills and leaflefs woods , without feriousness and awe , Spring is the feafon of ... natural inducements to jollity and converfation . Differences , we know , are never fo effectually laid asleep , as by ...
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