Historical Illustrations of the Origin and Progress of the Passions, and Their Influence on the Conduct of Mankind: With Some Subordinate Sketches of Human Nature and Human Life, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1825 - Conduct of life |
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æra affection alike amidst ancient Aristotle arrogance arts Aulus Gellius become behold Brantome Cicero condition contemplation courage cruel death desire Diodorus Siculus Diogenes Laertius dread duty Emperor enemies enjoyments Epictetus esteem eternity Eutropius evil existence eyes fate favour feelings felicity female fortitude fortune friends hands happy honour human humble illustrious imperfections indignities indulgence innocent justice king labour less Louis XIV Malebranche mankind Marshal de Biron Memoires ment mental mind mortal nature neighbours never observation occupied ourselves pain passions Pausanias peace perhaps perish philosopher Plato pleasure Pliny the elder Plutarch Plutarch in vita possession preserve princes prisoner propensities proved punishment pursuits refused repose reputation resignation Roman says seems self-controul sense of dishonour sentiments Sextus Aurelius Victor shame shew sions soul Strabo subsistence suffer suicide Tacitus tædium temperate things tion tranquillity truth virtue virtuous wound