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THE MAN OF FEELING. 9
There are never wanting to- a young
fnan fome grave and prudent friends to fet
him right jn this particular, if he need
it: to watch his ideas as they arife, and?
point them to thofe objedts which a wile
man Ihould never forget.
Harley did not want for fome moni¬
tors of this fort. He was frequently-
told of men, whofe fortunes enabled
them to command all the luxuries of
fife, whofe fortunes were of their own
acquirement: his envy was invited by a
defeription of their happinefs, and his
emulation by a recital of the means
which had procured it.
Harley was apt to hear thofe jfedlures
with indifference* nay fometimes they'
got the better of his temper * and<asfthe
instances were not always amiable, prcK-
& 5 vokedy
There are never wanting to- a young
fnan fome grave and prudent friends to fet
him right jn this particular, if he need
it: to watch his ideas as they arife, and?
point them to thofe objedts which a wile
man Ihould never forget.
Harley did not want for fome moni¬
tors of this fort. He was frequently-
told of men, whofe fortunes enabled
them to command all the luxuries of
fife, whofe fortunes were of their own
acquirement: his envy was invited by a
defeription of their happinefs, and his
emulation by a recital of the means
which had procured it.
Harley was apt to hear thofe jfedlures
with indifference* nay fometimes they'
got the better of his temper * and<asfthe
instances were not always amiable, prcK-
& 5 vokedy
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Scotland/Scots > Man of feeling > (23) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/114468214 |
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| Description | A new edition. Anonymous. By Henry Mackenzie. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.76.191 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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