Note 15 — Chapter VII
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Notwithstanding what has been said;
this
, to the great and to the sordid Vulgar, woud still appear a solitary, helpless, and deplorable Situation. But such are not captivated with the golden Lines of
Epictetus
, (Chap. 13. Line 3. see Mrs. Carter’s Translation.)
“ΠΑΝΤΑ ΘΕΩΝ μεστα και ΔΑΙΜΟΝΩΝ·—Βλεπων τον ΗΛΙΟΝ και Σεληνην, και Ἀστρα, και ΓΗΣ απολαυων και ΘΑΛΑΣΣΗΣ, ἐρημος εστιν ου μαλλον ἠ και ἀβοηθητος·” Nor are they practically influenced by the better Words of a much finer Writer: “The Earth is full,” &c. &c. And “If I take the Wings of the Morning,” &c. &c.