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    philanthropy,thereisagreatandexquisitedelight.thatifwe

    eforit.that

    thoughthepleasuresarisingfrouaybeheightenedand

    sorousdesires,yettheforr

    subsistalone,noraretheydestroyedbytheinterventionofthe

    latter.lastly,thatesteendgratitudearethepropertivesto

    love,asyouthayaretodesire,and,therefore,thoughsuch

    desireynaturallycease,akesitsobject;

    yettheseove,froodnd,thatsensationorpassion

    foritsbasis.

    todenytheexistenceofapassionofa

    instances,seetobeverystrangeandabsurd;anddeedproceed

    onlyfrohatselfadnitioionedabove:but

    hoanno

    trabition,nclude,therefore,thatthereare

    nosuannaturelyobservethe

    saruleinjudgingofthegood,asheevilofothersor

    ,”puttheworldin

    ourownperson”

    predonantvanityis,iafraid,tooceedhere.thisis

    oahatadulationinds,and

    thisalstuniversally.forthereisscaryn,houch

    soeverheydespisethecharacterofaflatterer,butwill

    ndesself.

    tothosethereforeiapplyforthetruthoftheabove

    observations,indsbeartestinytoihave

    advanced.

    exaneyourheart,goodreader,andresolveheryoudo

    believethesetterse.ifyoudo,youynootheir

    exelificationinthefollo,youhave,i

    assureyou,alreadyreadrethanyouhaveuood;anditwould

    beopursueyourbusiness,oryourpleasuressuchasthey

    are,thantothrooreofyourtiinreadingyou

    hertastenorprehend.totreatoftheeffectsofloveto

    you,stbeasabsurdastodisurseonlourstoanboblind;

    sinaybeasabsurdasthathweare

    toldsuchblindertaihelourscarlet;that

    lourseedtohiobeverypet:

    andloveprobablyy,inyouropinion,verygreatlyreseleadish

    ofsoup,orasurloinofroastbeef.

    chapter2

    thers.e.hergreatleaingandknowledgeof

    theahedeepperationhshederived

    frohoseadvantages

    thereaderhathseen.e,hissister,anddaughter,h

    youngjones,andtheparson,goingtogetherto.eshouse,

    paheeveninguch

    joyaivity.sophiaheonlygraveperson;foras

    tojohoughlovehadirepossessionofhisheart,

    yetthepleasingrefler.allhysrevery,andthe

    presenistress,joiosotenderlookshshenow

    andthenuldnotrefrainfroivinghisoelevatedourheroe,

    thathejoiherthoftheotherthree,whowereperhapsas

    goodhuuredpeopleasanyintheworld.

    sophiaretaihesagravityofunteheing

    atbreakfast;iredlikehanusual,

    leaviherandaunttogether.thesquiretooknonoticeof

    thisgeinhisdaughtersdisposition.tosaythetruth,thoughhe

    eofapoliti,andhadbeehe

    untryiaion,heanofobservation.

    hissistertu.shehadlivedaboutthe

    urt,andhadsee

    knonicates;and

    stressofnners,onies,andfashions.nordidher

    eruditionstophere.shehadnsiderablyirovedherndby

    study;shehadnotonlyreadallthedeplays,operas,

    oratorios,poe,andronallic;but

    hadghrapinshistoryofengland,eachardsron

    history,andnyfrenchirespourserviralhistoire:tothese

    shehadaddedstofthepoliticalpahletsandjoualspublished

    tainedavery

    petentskillinpolitidulddisurseveryleaedlyonthe

    affairsofeurope.sheoreover,excellentlywellskilledin

    thedoour,ahananybodyere

    together;aknooreeasilyattained,asher

    pursuitofitedbyanyaffairsofheroher

    shehadnoinations,ortheyhadneverbeensolicited;h

    lastisindeedveryprobable;forherseperson,hwasnear

    sixfoothigh,addedtohernnerandleaing,possiblyprevented

    theothersexfrher,nothstanditiats,in

    thelightofaan.hoatter

    stifically,sheperfectlyhoughshehadnever

    practisedthealltheartsheydesiretiveenuragent,ortoncealliking,hallthelong

    appendageofsles,ogles,glances,&c.,astheyareatpresent

    pratheiesof

    disguiseoraffectationhadescapedheotice;butastotheplain

    silenature,asshehadneverseenanysuch,

    sheuldkno.

    byansofthisrs.ehadnow,asshe

    thought,deadisveryofsothinginthendofsophia.the

    firsthintofthisshetookfrohebehaviouroftheyoungladyin

    thefieldofbattle;andthesuspihennceived,was

    greatlyrroboratedbysoobservatio

    eveningaing.holycautioustoavoid

    beingfoundinastake,shecarriedthesecretanight

    inherbosogivingonlysoobliquehints,bysiering,winks,

    nods,andnohendroppinganobscurehindeed

    suffitlyalardsophia,butdidnotatallaffectherbrother.

    beingatlength,hhlysatisfiedofthetruthofher

    observatioookanopportunity,oneing,whenshewas

    alonehherbrother,tointerruptoneofhislesinthe

    folloanner:

    ”pray,brother,haveyounotobservedsothing

    ...
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