. The doctrine of morality : or, A view of human life, according to the stoick philosophy : exemplify'd in one hundred and three copper-plates, done by the celebrated Monsieur Daret, engraver to the Late French King, with an explanation of each plate . ey turnnot out of the way, fhe fhows them they willinfallibly obtain the Fruition of their alas! Men, much more unreafonable, thanthe moft fenfelefs Brutes, feem to court Oppor-tunities to fleal themfelves away from NaturesConduft, break through the Bounds fhe has pre-ferred them, tread under foot her Laws and In-junctions, and only
. The doctrine of morality : or, A view of human life, according to the stoick philosophy : exemplify'd in one hundred and three copper-plates, done by the celebrated Monsieur Daret, engraver to the Late French King, with an explanation of each plate . ey turnnot out of the way, fhe fhows them they willinfallibly obtain the Fruition of their alas! Men, much more unreafonable, thanthe moft fenfelefs Brutes, feem to court Oppor-tunities to fleal themfelves away from NaturesConduft, break through the Bounds fhe has pre-ferred them, tread under foot her Laws and In-junctions, and only for the Pleafure of changing,grow weary of Good-Fortune as well as bad. !^»<:^«^«<^»*gyi^f <^y<^f «^f^y^jy^jgj».-^»*^! Hor. lib. i Optat ephippia bos piger, optat arare caballus ; Cui placet alterius, fua nimirum eft odio fors. Hor. Cui non conveniet fua res, ut calceus olim, pi I0 Si pede major erh, fubvertet ; ft minor, wet. The Horfe would plow, the Ox would faddled be $5Tis beft Men do what they know perfeâly. The Man whofe Fortune does not fuit his Mind,Too narrow, or too large, his State will find :Like thofe who Shoes do wear unfit,If wide, he {tumbles ; (trait, they hurt his Feet. . A View of Human Life. up. itious accufons les AnimauxDes defirs dérègle dont nous fommes coupables :Mais les Hommes tous feuh ont de fi grands défaut s$les Beftes nyen font point capables. We do the Animals, as fenïeJefs, blame,Whjlft only we are void of Senfe and Shame:Tis Man alone, who Crimes commits, not they §The Beafts Nature implicitly obey. tl I3° The DoBrine of Morality ; or, The Explanation of the Third Plate. Tous nos Défauts ont leur Prétexte. OICï la confirmation des veritez,, quenos inquietudes ont fait inventer à lune& à lautre Poëfie. Nôtre Peintre a crûque la comparaison du bœuf & du chevalne feroit foffible fas fur nos âmes, toute
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