Note 1558 — AN ESSAY ON MAN, IN FOUR EPISTLES (continued 3)
Reading edition
"The good" is singular, and stands for "the good man," as is required by the verbs "takes," "looks," "pursues," etc., up to the end of the paragraph.
Reading edition
"The good" is singular, and stands for "the good man," as is required by the verbs "takes," "looks," "pursues," etc., up to the end of the paragraph.