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... virtues , have not thought it neceflary to enquire . For 1 ,. who draw my opinions from a careful obfervation of the world , am fatisfied with knowing , what is : abundantly fufficient for practice , that if it be not a virtue , it is ...
... virtues , have not thought it neceflary to enquire . For 1 ,. who draw my opinions from a careful obfervation of the world , am fatisfied with knowing , what is : abundantly fufficient for practice , that if it be not a virtue , it is ...
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... virtue will make him happy , and refolve there- fore to be virtuous , or think that he may be happy without virtue , and therefore caft off all care but for his present intereft . It seems impoffible that conviction should be on one ...
... virtue will make him happy , and refolve there- fore to be virtuous , or think that he may be happy without virtue , and therefore caft off all care but for his present intereft . It seems impoffible that conviction should be on one ...
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... virtue is confiftent with fome vice , and the virtue of the greatest number with almost an equal proportion of contrary qualities , let none too hafti- ly conclude , that all goodness is loft , though it may for a time be clouded and ...
... virtue is confiftent with fome vice , and the virtue of the greatest number with almost an equal proportion of contrary qualities , let none too hafti- ly conclude , that all goodness is loft , though it may for a time be clouded and ...
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