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... opinion of his own importance . He fees himself furrounded by multitudes , who pro- pose their doubts , and refer their controverfies to him , as to a being defcended from fome nobler re- gion ; and he grows on a fudden oraculous and in ...
... opinion of his own importance . He fees himself furrounded by multitudes , who pro- pose their doubts , and refer their controverfies to him , as to a being defcended from fome nobler re- gion ; and he grows on a fudden oraculous and in ...
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... opinion but his own ; he will not much invite confidence whofe principal maxim is to fufpect ; nor can the candour ... opinions , at least of thofe ac- tive and confpicuous principles which difcriminate parties in government and fects in ...
... opinion but his own ; he will not much invite confidence whofe principal maxim is to fufpect ; nor can the candour ... opinions , at least of thofe ac- tive and confpicuous principles which difcriminate parties in government and fects in ...
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... opinion , de- pends the happinefs of mankind ; and controver- fies merely fpeculative are of finall importance in themfelves , however they may have fometimes heated a difputant , or provoked a faction . Of the Divine Author of our ...
... opinion , de- pends the happinefs of mankind ; and controver- fies merely fpeculative are of finall importance in themfelves , however they may have fometimes heated a difputant , or provoked a faction . Of the Divine Author of 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