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Shocking Death Of Santeuil.
him most excellent company : he was a bon vivant , and lover of wine , but not of depravity ; and though he possessed a genius and talent unfit for a cloister , he supported with credit the character of his profession . The Duke of Ikirgoigne invited him to all his parties , and he was honoured with the friendship of the House of Ccndc , who esteemed him much ; he frequentlfurnished them with his sallies lete with wit
y rep and pleasantry ; and this intimacy , though with the great , was of long duration . The Duke pressed Mons . Santeuil to go with him to Dijon : he excused himself , and alledged his reasons ; however , he was compelled by solicitations , and S . attended there as a constant guest in every company with him . One ni ght ac supper they diverted themselves in pressing
forward the champagne to Santeuil ; and being all gay , they emptied a box of Spanish tobacco into a large glass of wine , with an intent to make him drink it , at the same time to know what effetfl it would have on him ; they were soon informed of the consequences by a continued vomiting and fever which seized him : in forty-ei ght hours the unfortunate Santeuil died in horrid agonies , but with the most pious sentiments , which served as a lesson to those about him , and to . his inconsiderate companions , who bewailed his loss .
Selfishness And Benevolence Compared.
SELFISHNESS AND BENEVOLENCE COMPARED .
HPHE restlessness of man has been a topic of frequent declamation ; _ JL ¦ ' That , after much thought and labour in the pursuit of any good , the acquisition bestows but a momentary pleasure ; that the person becomes as restless as before in the pursuit of some new object ; and in short , that most men pass life in toil and anxiety , without ever resting contented with what they possess . ' Writers who have a just sense of
reliionacg , count for this disposition from the following principle : ' That this life is to us a time of trial , to prepare for a better ; and that happiness in it , besides being inconsistent with such a trial , would divert our thoughts from a better life . ' Other writers , who have no thought but of our present state , hold this disposition to be a gross imperfection in human beings , made , as it would appear , not for their own happiness , but for
some latent purpose . , As the tracing of the ways of Providence has always been to me a favourite study , I cheerfully enter the lists against the writers last mentioned . There may be animals which have no enjoyment beyond rest and food : but man is not so made ; his constitution fits him for action ; and he
takes pleasure in it . Did he ' take delight in rest , he would be an absurd being , considering that this earth produces little for him but what requires preparation ; that raw materials are furnished in plenty ; but that much labour is requisite to convert them into food , cloathing , habitation . I observe further , that though the seeds of all valuable knowledge are ori ginally in us , yet that persevering culture is necessary to make them
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Shocking Death Of Santeuil.
him most excellent company : he was a bon vivant , and lover of wine , but not of depravity ; and though he possessed a genius and talent unfit for a cloister , he supported with credit the character of his profession . The Duke of Ikirgoigne invited him to all his parties , and he was honoured with the friendship of the House of Ccndc , who esteemed him much ; he frequentlfurnished them with his sallies lete with wit
y rep and pleasantry ; and this intimacy , though with the great , was of long duration . The Duke pressed Mons . Santeuil to go with him to Dijon : he excused himself , and alledged his reasons ; however , he was compelled by solicitations , and S . attended there as a constant guest in every company with him . One ni ght ac supper they diverted themselves in pressing
forward the champagne to Santeuil ; and being all gay , they emptied a box of Spanish tobacco into a large glass of wine , with an intent to make him drink it , at the same time to know what effetfl it would have on him ; they were soon informed of the consequences by a continued vomiting and fever which seized him : in forty-ei ght hours the unfortunate Santeuil died in horrid agonies , but with the most pious sentiments , which served as a lesson to those about him , and to . his inconsiderate companions , who bewailed his loss .
Selfishness And Benevolence Compared.
SELFISHNESS AND BENEVOLENCE COMPARED .
HPHE restlessness of man has been a topic of frequent declamation ; _ JL ¦ ' That , after much thought and labour in the pursuit of any good , the acquisition bestows but a momentary pleasure ; that the person becomes as restless as before in the pursuit of some new object ; and in short , that most men pass life in toil and anxiety , without ever resting contented with what they possess . ' Writers who have a just sense of
reliionacg , count for this disposition from the following principle : ' That this life is to us a time of trial , to prepare for a better ; and that happiness in it , besides being inconsistent with such a trial , would divert our thoughts from a better life . ' Other writers , who have no thought but of our present state , hold this disposition to be a gross imperfection in human beings , made , as it would appear , not for their own happiness , but for
some latent purpose . , As the tracing of the ways of Providence has always been to me a favourite study , I cheerfully enter the lists against the writers last mentioned . There may be animals which have no enjoyment beyond rest and food : but man is not so made ; his constitution fits him for action ; and he
takes pleasure in it . Did he ' take delight in rest , he would be an absurd being , considering that this earth produces little for him but what requires preparation ; that raw materials are furnished in plenty ; but that much labour is requisite to convert them into food , cloathing , habitation . I observe further , that though the seeds of all valuable knowledge are ori ginally in us , yet that persevering culture is necessary to make them