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1 L O S O P H Y.

the infaot

ro nun\bcrlcJs

wanlS

and danJ:!:r$. he is

ut ·

,crly Inc.lpab!c of

fupply:ng

lhe

former,

or (:curillJ:

him·

{ti.

"C.,inlt lhe LHter .

Bot,

though chuI

feeol !.!

~nrl

(')c.

pared, he

fiod,

¡mmedial/! 2nd

(ure

rero~r~C's

lhe: JfTcc–

,ion "ud care of

IIIS

parcnu, who rcful : no

I.lblHHS.

and

(nrt'r.0 nO

dancen,

nurCe: ano

rcar up lhe

t~n.ler

oabe_

Ihetc powl. rful.

inrllnlh.

(11IIlC

Ol'ghty ch.ain.

due, n:\ture link. (he parent

lhe

child

Ilod fo rm ,he

Orongd\ mor,,1

connett,tlD

on his part, be(ore the

cI,ild

has

Ihe

Ic,,1I .. pprehcnlion of

it.

HUI)~er

.tnd thirlt,

wich

all ,he rcn r:uions

,h:l{

accompany

or are

conncélcd with

, hem, exp¡'in .hemfelve, by

I.ngu.ge

ílrongly cxpref·

(ivc, and ir refitltbly moving. As

Ihe

l(\'eral {cofes briOl!

nouc~s

and in(orm;n ions of fu rroundlng ohjetls,

ouy

perct ivc:· in

,he

young rpe(t,Hor

early

ti&ns of

f.rowinc wondt r "od "dmi ration . Rright

o~jcéts

aod

II l1king found, >re behelJ and

he.rd

wi.h • fon of ton> ·

,,,ution and furprirc .

BUl

withou t relliog

any, he

.,. erly

p.rr.

. on from objd l

oujeél. íl,JI ple.fed lVi.h

wl~a\n er

is moH nc\Y. 1 'h\1s ,he I ve

novt'hy is

formo

('d,

and the r :!(fion of wonde r kc¡n aWdke.

degrtcs

ht:

comes aCCl\lamtcd with lhe moft (ílmiliar objc\.'ls, his

parcnu , his brct hn'o, anJ thoCe of lhe fa:nd y who <lre

roan

converfant with

him.

H e contraé'ls

fondn c(s for

¡hcm ;

is:

uocafy

whcn Ihey Are gonc, and ch"rOled

f~e

1hcm

ag..in. Thefe

ft:(lin~s

bccome the fouod óttion of

moral ,utachment

his

fiJe; and by this reciproca(

fym pad\y he (orms the dOOleflic alliance with his parenu,

bretlu t n, anJ other membcrs of the family.

H t

n.ce

beeon1(s interefled

lheir conceros

and (eels joy or

grit e, hope

0 1

fCH. on their2cl'ount, as well

his own.

his .tr.lIion. nOIV poin, bcyond himfel( .o o.her• . he

is (h:nomin2I eJ

good or ill erC.tture, a, he Uands well

or iJl .fTe<'lcd

.h<m. Thcfe .hen

.he lidl link. of

che moral chaio, the euly ructimcnts

oUl(¡nes o( his

chara{lcr, his fi rn rude d rays tow.lrds ageney, frcedom,

m¿nhood.

\ Vhen he

~ebins

tO make cxcu dions (rom {he

nnrfery,

and

~xttnd

Ilis acqu2intanee abro. d,

he:

furms a liule elr·

comp¿nions. engaf,cs

wit ~

ihem

ir¡

pl.y ur

qucH

of .dvtntures. and lea

¿s.or

is )ed

t h ~m

",s

his gcnlul

is mOlc or

I~rs

:l(piring.

Thou~h

l11is

pr.'p:. dy

,he

(e:A..

ron

which ar p\!tite and palIilln

hJ\'c

Ihe af: cndant.

ytt

his

iru.a~in.l.1 iun

2nd iotclkau.d powers apeo apace :

and

.1$

the \·..,IOUS im.q;"s of

thin~s

pot'S

bL(ule the ment

( yl'!.

he:

(orms a varit

of t.!fes :

rd dh~ s

(ame

thin¿j ar.d

ddl:kes utlters, ..s Ilis

plCer¡t~,

ellmp"n;ons. "ntl a I

hOll–

f.lnd

nth~r

cir CumO.lOcu , IC;lCl hiOl tO comhlne 3gree.tble

or dlfA[:ret'.\hle f.·u c( 1f1cJs, or reprr:{cnt

ti,)

him obj lh

in allll -ir b r r

OCIOUS

Il!!h" .

As his

\'1\: \\'$

Jr( cnloHg.: l. his aét vc and Coci

poYo'crs

t x.p¡nJ dh'll'f'th'cs in P(I)I'0I,ion; the

IfIVC:

of ..{llon. of

i~l' l"ti(,n.

anJ or

pr;., r~.

e llul..,ion. eunolity, do ..llaty, a

Flffion

rur comm",d. ilml (unJlwfs of e!l..n e. H ls

p.tf.

Gon, .. re

qtl¡~-k,

\'oU'

.!J'e. And

p~i,¡.,t

C\,,--,

irlrrdTinn;

2t1aehmlnts

i4nd

Jd:ltufts

q ~.I1d.. ly

fu c.:t:d c¡eh o:hcr.

le cc.rmr.lrc, rhings.

d"b ~~u·fh.!s a.~lOn,.

jn.lg\

.s or ch¡–

f,\lk~s.

olnd

b\'cs

or hites them as

tlH~y

.lrr:,.H

wl.·1I or

iII

.rr_.

h.J

hiOlrdr or

d ,of!

hulJ

dear

f.:.m

" hile,

he fooll

trt/\'

f.:[¡fi~lc

t)f

lhe cvnf""qutnc:s of hls

own

~aions,

as {hey ilttraét applau f(, or bri ng cont(:D)pt:

he u iumphs in

the

forlnte, and

IS,

alh~meu

()f

the hu.

ter, wants

hide them . l nd lJluf'hes

wh: n

th~y

are

di(~

covert:d .

'By

m::ans o(

,hc(c

po wcrs, he

b~comes

fit

fybjetl

of t'u hurc:, tlle I\loral tle

drawn clofer, he

red,

tllJl

accountable for Ilis condutl tO others

well

hi~lfeJf

••nd thus i. graduaJl y ripcniog (or (oeie,y

anci

:'!tlion,

As man adunccs (ron1 childhood lO youth, his paflions

as well as percc ptions

tak~

a more cxtenfive range. New

{en

le, d(

ple¡furc in\'ite: him la new purCuits; he: grows

{( nfible to the attraéti ons of beaut y. feds

peculi.lr

fym–

pathy with lhe fex, and forms a more tender klOd of at.–

taehmt:nt than he

h"5

yet experienceJ . This bccomc5

\he cement of

new mor¡( relation, ",nO gives

foftc[

(urn to his p.dliuns anJ heh;niollr. In this

tUrbul~nt

pe–

riod he cllten

mor~

decply into

rdif'h of friend!hip, com–

pdny, cxcrcires, 2nd diverrions : the love or truth , or imi ..

talion lntI of dcrign. grows upon

hil11;

and 2S

his

conncc–

lions {pread among his neighIJours. (dio\\! citlzen" and

countryml!n, his thi rfl o( pr,¡ Ce , emulation: and foeial

affeélions gro\V more ¡ntcnfe and a{ta'e Mean while

impoffilJle (or

him

ha\'e

Jivcd

thus long withou t

ha~

, ing beco

m'!

fenli ble

thufe: more augull

fign:r.tll

res of

order, wi(Jom. and gooJm:fs , which are: nz.mped on the

,,¡fible creation; :\nd of thore

Hron~

fuggdllons within

hirnfdf of a patcnt mind, the fou rce of 211 lotelligence and

bc¡uty, and the objetl as well

<lS

rource of that atlivity

and

tho(e afpirations which romctimes rouzc his inmo(l (rame

.nd carry hin> oo. of himfd f

an .aJl. mi¡;h.y and al!·go–

?,I.!roing Po'" cr : H encc arlfe thofe Centiments

reverénce,

2nd thefe alI..:llions

grtl.titude, rtfignation, and love,

which link the foul with .he Audlor o( nature, 2nd (or ro

,hat mofl f"blime aad goJ loke o( . JI connellion•.

l\1an ha.vin&

now

rC2chcd his prime, cirhcr ncw paffions

fu cceed, or the oM fc:t are wound up tO an higher pitch.–

For. growing more fcn(jble of his eonneétion with

the

public. and

,htt

pJn ieu lJr com01uoit y to which he more

immedi. tcly bclongs;

. nd ••

king lYi.hal

larger profpea

of hum

life, i! nd its v.lrious

\'J,J)\tS

and

er.joym~nts ;

forms O1'.Jre intiOl?tt fr ienjlilips. gr¡(ps at p lwer, coun,

honour, lays down ecolc:r pla:"s o( imererl. 2nd bl!comes

more attentÍve tO the cCJn..:crn:; of fociet\'; he ente:rs intO'

fAl\lIly connc8lpns, and

lnd~lges

thofe charitie.s 'A hich

a–

rife: fro01 thence. Thc rciKn:ng p..flioos of thil paiod

powcrfuJly prom!" him

provio! for . he doc. )', of Jire ;

anJ iD it COOlp.l!lion anJ

gr.l~it uclt.: exert

Iheir

influer.ee

urglng dle

m~n .

now in fuIJ \'i 6 cur, to req ..Jite rhe

2ffe.:~

tioll 2nd care or his parents,

~upplying

rheir ·\V.lats aod

all~viatin&

.hcir innr01ities_

l\t

IC.OgIl1

hum:\n hfe \'erge:s

dnwn~:arrls ; ~nd

old

a~e

creep.s

0 0 "pJCC,

\l'i,il

it~

a:lxicty. !m'C'

(11'

t""rl.!. intereClen–

o(fs, ft:ílrfulucf<; ,

(orcfi~ht

...nd IJv: o(

IIfTiprjn.~.

T he

e:rcperitncc of Ihe.:

3r...:J ISo

form~·J

dirC'~.

ami fh e¡r cool–

neis

tO tcmper. lhe: lu ..' of you lh: {ne fo(.Il:r l(l Ches them

Inllk b"ck un p..ul fJlIi.:¡ ; an.i ,lte

lau~r

(O 1001..

for.

waru into thc eonfl:quer,cé's of things, anJ I'roviJc: againll

,he: \Vorll

' (,hu s

CH ' I

:;J~c

h.u ils

~cuh.Jr

g::lius and

fel

o( p2 rfions, cnrnfl'r.n,tinJ tO that pdio.I,

~nd

moO:

cunJuc,vc

the

p, vrpl riCy

of eh\! rdt. AnJ lbus are

,he: