This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1785 edition. Excerpt: ... full dignity: And it is yet in the power of us all to bring it to a high pitch of perfection: And this should be an argument, though of an inferior degree, with great minds, to encourage us all to the attempt: Pojsunt quia pojse videntur--But these reflexions are growing too serious. Farewell. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1785 edition. Excerpt: ... full dignity: And it is yet in the power of us all to bring it to a high pitch of perfection: And this should be an argument, though of an inferior degree, with great minds, to encourage us all to the attempt: Pojsunt quia pojse videntur--But these reflexions are growing too serious. Farewell. PHILANDER, LETTER V. NOTHING on earth, Eugenio, can be more pleasing than that pure and solid satisfaction which springs in the heart of an honest man from the persuasion of his being of essential service to those he loves. I feel something like this satisfaction, when I find that the friendly hints which I propose to you, are neither laughed at nor carelessly thrown aside;--when, on the contrary, you tell me " that your inexperienced years stand in need of such a monitor;--that the observations, though they may not be new and striking, striking, shall lose none of their influence, --but that what is dictated by so disinterested a motive, as a real concern for your welfare, (hall not be lightly regarded or wantonly misapplied." This is the language of friendship, and it is more persuasive than that of the Athenian Orator. In friendship rashness and excess is sometimes pardonable: In other things I should condemn the man who aims at what is above his reach; but when he does it from the honest motive of endeavouring to serve his friend, even such an attempt is at least excusable. Hence it is that I am not unwilling to listen to your solicitation, and prosecute our plan of Correspondence with a degree of confidence. I have now good reason to be convinced that you begin to feel the influence of Virtue; who I trust will appear to Eugenia in the same light, and with all the attractive sweetness and simplicity she did to young Hercules;a and that you, like...
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