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mean!!} pbc:. Caods

conlining

in exterior fociJl con·

f1etlillns, as

r.m).:: ,

fUT.tUnt". PQWCT, c¡"a1

~\ulhority .

fl!CIll lO

fllccc:eu ne"t, and ::11 e

clHl'fly

v..tluable as {he mran¡ of

procuriog naturAl or moral

~oodJ

bUl

princi pll1y

lhe

1.1[ 0

h:r.

Goods

[he intcllc!'B.

Itill ruperiar

taHe,

I¡nolVlca¡e, "",,"ory, judsoneot,

&c.

The highen are

moral goods of

t1h:

nlmJ, d

ire8.ly

ílntl

ultlmiitely

recard–

ing ourfclvl!' ;

:lS

comm \nJ.

tite ¡ ppetites ilnd paffions,

prudence, fonitude, benevolence,

6c.

ThcJc are the

great

obj~tls o~

OUT

pur(uit, and lh::

principal ingredienu

OUT

happinefl .

LCt

IlS

conGdt:r caeh

them,

they

rife one alJ.Jve lhe other in chis n:Hnral feries or f..:a!e, and

t ouch bricfiy on

OUT

obJig;uions

purfue

them.

T hofe of th: body are health .

nrcn~lh,

. g'¡iIY, hardi–

lIefs,

and

parience

Ch1ogc:, nealnefs,

flnd

dC!c~ncy.

G ood health, and a regular eafy

IlJW

of i"pirits. are in

thern rtlves rweet natural cnjoymenu, a great rund of pica.

fure, aod ¡n<leed [be

prop~r

fcafoni 0l! wh1eh gives a flavou r

a nd-poignaocy to enry other plcofure. The \Vanl ofhealth

uojits

ror molt duties of Jife, and isefpecially

aD eRemy

..he rucial ano hum¡n

arr::étions.

it gcoerdlly

renden (he

"ra

ppy fufferer pe..·ifh and full eo, difgutled .t Ihe .1·

lotmcnts of providenc.e, and

confeql1ently

apt to eotertaio

fufpiciou•••d gloomy feOlimeo.. of i.. Author.

ob·

firu(l"s the free excrcife ¡nd full

inlprovt'ment

uf our rea·

fon , makes us a burden to

OUT (1

iends, anu ufdefs

foci<lY. Whereas the uDiDterrupled

eojoym~Dt

of good

".alth, i. a cODfltnt fource of good humour : and good

hLJrDour

greU (ricnd la openocú and beoignity of

hcart ; enablcs us

tO enCOllnter

rhe various ¡lis and difap.

, a¡ntmeolS of Jife

warh

more cour.lge,

or to fuOain them

w i,h more_p:aicoce; and, in {hort, conduces l1uch,

are otberwife duly qualifi ed, to ou r aélia, ou r part io

uery e"iceney of life wilh mOre firmnef. , confill-eocy,

and

-dignity. T herefore it ímporu us moch tO preferve

and improve an habit or enjoyment , witheut which eyery

other cKternal entcrtainmcnt is taneleCs, and meO other

ad.antages ofl iltle a.vail. Aoa this is betl done by a tlriét

temperance io diet aod regimen,

regu lar exercife, aod

by keepin2 the miod fereoe aod unruffied by

viol.ot

paf–

fíoos, and uofubdued by io tenfe aod conltant labours,

which gre.tly impair. aDd gradually detlroy, the n roogeU

conítitutions.

Strength, ogilily, hardioefs, aod patieDce of change,

fuppore health,

anJ

are unattainable witheut it

but they

imply Comething more, and are oecc(fary to guard it, to

give us the perrea llre

life ano limbs, and to ft::cure us

agointl

m.ny

otherwifc unavoid,ble ills . The exercife of

Ihe nece{fuy manual, and

men the clegant arts of);re,

depeod.

tlreogth aod .gifiIY of body; perfonal dan·

gers, private and Pllblic dangers, the de01ands of our

fri end" our families 2nd country require them; they are

nece(fary in war, aod

ornamen~al

in peace ; lit for the

employments of a

couotry.od

• towo life, and theyeult

the entertainments and diverGons of both. Thcy are

chiefly obtained by mod(:rate ami

re~l¡Jar

exercife.

F cw are fo fftu eh raíred above: want and depende:nec, or

fo exempted from bufinef, and care,

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not to be Orten

expofcd tO inequ.tlities and eh;tnge:s of diet , exercifc, air,

climare, aad othe'r irregula.rities. Nuw,

whar

can be fo

CIfCétlla1

fecure Dae agaiatl Ihe Olifchiefs arifing from

fueh un:\'roidable "heratlon5, as Il1rdincf3. and a certaia

vcrlatÍliry uf eonnltulion, whicH CJn bcar extraordinary

l.bours, and rubmit

great c1nnuc$, without any fe nfilJíe

uncdin;:rs or

baJ

conf<:qucnces. "r his

belt au aincd,

n!lt by i!n

ov~r

great dclicacy and minute attentions to

forms, or by an invHial.lle regul ' rity in

cJic:t,

hours, aoJ

wJ.y of living. bUl r.nher by a bold difcreet htlitude of

regim:n.

Helitlcs,

d C\'iations

(roln

cfL~bhfhcd.

rules anJ

forms of liviog, if kcpt IVilhinth·, bounds of fobritl)' .od

reafull, afe friencHy

theught anJ origin:,l

f~n:ír:l :.'nt~

a–

nimate the duB fcene of ordinny

Ji:\!

and bcGncf; , an J

agrceably fbr the paai, ns, wilich Jl.ignate or b reed di hu–

muur in the calms of

Jire.

N catnl!rs. c1eanl lOdl,

and

deceney, to which we may

adJ dlgnhy of

counteOi\n~c

ano

d('m\! ...

nuur, fee m

bave

fometlung refinc:d tinO Olur.1 io the.n. A t le...

rt '"'

gene·

rally eU!em them indicJtioni of ..,n ordclly, gented. ar.d

\Vell goveroed mind , confciuus of inward \IIuJth. or the

rerpeél: due to one's n.Hure. \Vhere<i' nafline(s, floven–

lim:(s,

aukwHdnefs , al}{1 inctect!ncy, are

fbrewd

rfmptOnls

of fomething mean, tarelers,

~nd

dc6eient. and bt tray

mind untaught, illibenl, uflc¿ nfcious

wh at is

~u:

ooe's rdf or tO olhcrs.

H d w

mUt..h cleanlincf, conduces

to he"ith nceds hudly tO be mentionc:d; and how necef.

fary it

tO nUlOt<\m one's chZJ'alter ilnJ rank

Jif~,

and

to render

3free.l.blc

others as well as to ourfdve,.

as e'Vident .- Thtre are certain motions, airi and gef.

tures, which becoOle the

hum.Jo

counttnance and form,

whi ch \Ve perecire

comeliners , openncfs, úmplicity.

&racefulnefs ¡ and there are

others,

which, to our rcnre

of decorum, appear uncomcly, aA'eaed, diGngelluous, anJ

lukward, quite unfuitable to the native digni ty of our face

.od formo The r,rn are i. th.emf.lves the motl eafy, oa–

tural, and coremodious; giye one boldnefs

.n.d

prefence

of mind, a moden . rrur.nce, an adref. buth a,.-ful aod al-–

luring, they befpr . k caodour aod greatoefs of miod, raife

the moU agrceable prejudices

oDe's favou r, render

(0-

ciety eogagiog, comlllaod refpeét ,

.0J

oflCo love, aod

gi,e .,eight and authoríty both in converfation and bul'i–

cefs : iD 60e, theyare the colou riog of vircue, which

{h~w

it to \ne greateOad1'antage in whomfoeTer it

¡,;

a.D~

oOt..OD·

imitate, but

fome meaItire· fupply it where

19 want–

¡ng.

Whereas the h,O,

viz :

rudeoel;, afFethtioD, inJeco–

rum, and the like, hafe all the cootrary efft:as ; they are

uurdenrome t010ne's felf,

difhonour tO our n&ture, and

nuifance in

{~cíety.

The former qUiJitic; or ., oeds .are

bcn att.ined by a liberal edueation, by prefen:og a Jutl

fenfe of the t!igoi,y of our oature, by keepioc ,he bdl

a.nd

politen company; but· .bove all, by acquiriog IhQfe v,!–

tuous and ennobhng habits of mind, whích

~re dec~ncy

111

pcrfeélion, whieh will give an air of

un3ff~eted grand~ur.

aod fpread a lutlre truly eogaginc over tbe \Nilole fom., aoJ

deportment.

We are next

l O

confider thofe goot!s which confin ,n

exterjor focial conneélioD9; as (ame) fouunc, civil autho·

rity, power.

. .

The 6rll has a :wofold .fpeét; .s a good pleafaot

,t–

fclr,

or gratifyin2 tO Olo origin.}! pf\l1iun¡ ana the", as cKpe–

dicot or ufeful towards

fud-er elld . Honour from

t~C

wirc:

lnu gooo ,

lhe:

acC'ount

a "irtuol1s

con~u~l,

regaEng to • goou nun. There are

f~w

quite iou.trcreat

c.,c:o.