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Love.
the part of wiſdom to enjoy thoſe gleams of ſunſhine which do not endanger our innocence, or lead to repentance. Love gilds all the proſpects of life, and though it cannot always exclude apathy, it makes many cares appear trifling. Dean Swift hated the world, and only loved particular perſons; yet pride rivalled them. A fooliſh wiſh of riſing ſuperior to the common wants and deſires of the human ſpecies made him ſingular, but not reſpectable. He ſacrificed an amiable woman to his caprice, and made thoſe ſhun his company who would have been entertained and improved by his converſation, had he loved any
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