A new treatise of the art of thinking; or : a compleat system of reflections, concerning the conduct and improvement of the mind ; illustrated with variety of characters and examples drawn from ordinary occurrences of life . before them, and it is,much theiafed in their Prefence really to be v/hat it is our Intereft toappear to be. By this means Sincerity will become natu-ral, and we fhall become like them; for they have no occa-,lion for Difguife, but are by an happy Education from theirInfancy brought into an abfolute Familiarity with whatever iselegant both in Language and Behaviour. It is
A new treatise of the art of thinking; or : a compleat system of reflections, concerning the conduct and improvement of the mind ; illustrated with variety of characters and examples drawn from ordinary occurrences of life . before them, and it is,much theiafed in their Prefence really to be v/hat it is our Intereft toappear to be. By this means Sincerity will become natu-ral, and we fhall become like them; for they have no occa-,lion for Difguife, but are by an happy Education from theirInfancy brought into an abfolute Familiarity with whatever iselegant both in Language and Behaviour. It is from themwe muft copy the Rules we ought to obferve; but for themto be perfect, they need only follow their own happy Difpo-fitions. In my Opinion, the good Fortune of thofe thathave the Opportunities of fuch Converfation is not enoughto be valued ; they are fuch as few can be blefsd with; theythat are, may be truly faid to want nothing, provided they^are not wanting to themfelves: For with relpeft to the Great^of whom I am fpeaking, to be an honeft Man, is the greateftand almoft the onlyRecommendation they require: They natu-rally love thofe in whom they fee fuch Qualifications, as theyeilcem and love in C HAP. Sect. L the Art of T h i n k i k g. 99 CHAP. VII. Of Cuftom^ of the Air^ of ^iet„ and ofHumour J in general.
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