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Page 86
... pleasures and the forrows , of those who have not yet been hardened by time and chilled by fruftration . Yet it may be doubted , whether the pleasure of feeing children ripening into strength , be not over- balanced by the pain of ...
... pleasures and the forrows , of those who have not yet been hardened by time and chilled by fruftration . Yet it may be doubted , whether the pleasure of feeing children ripening into strength , be not over- balanced by the pain of ...
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... pleasure is generally a neceffary part of this intellectual regi- men , without which , though fome remiffion may be obtained , a complete cure will scarcely be ef- fected . This is a formidable and obftinate disease of the intellect ...
... pleasure is generally a neceffary part of this intellectual regi- men , without which , though fome remiffion may be obtained , a complete cure will scarcely be ef- fected . This is a formidable and obftinate disease of the intellect ...
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... PLEASURE warbled the fong of invitation . Within fight of thefe rocks , all who failed on the ocean of life must ne- ceflarily pass . REASON , indeed , was always at hand to steer the paffengers through a narrow out- let by which they ...
... PLEASURE warbled the fong of invitation . Within fight of thefe rocks , all who failed on the ocean of life must ne- ceflarily pass . REASON , indeed , was always at hand to steer the paffengers through a narrow out- let by which they ...
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