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Curious Account Given By The Dumb Philosopher.
' While Pathia was in this prosperous and happy state , a foreigner , from a neighbouring isle , came to visit it : he was a person of an agreeable outward appearance , and had a very pompous tram ; _ but , in his heart , was a subtle knave , and a man void of all conscience and honour . The Marquis of Self-interest ( for so his real name was afterwards discovered to be ) was received in Cardia , m a very courteous manner , by Baron Will , who was so deceived by his fawning and flatten-, that , of the mo : ; t deceitful of hypocrites , he made him his most intimate friend and confident .
< The daily conversation the Marquis had in tJaron Will s family gave him an opportunity of being acquainted with Lady Lovely s beauty and virtues , which so possessed his perverse mind , already ripe for the most flagrant villainies , that he found means to poison her husband True-Good , and afterwards , by a feigned compassion , artfully to gain the innocent heart of a lady , who had never knoyvn
what fraud and suspicion were . ' The old Baron , her father , countenanced the lover s addresses , and the vouiif widow was so indiscreet as to marry him privately , without the knowledge of her benefaftress . The Empress had no suspicion of the marriage , until it was too late to reme . - . y it ; but then enraged at the clandestine proceedingthatin the
was so , , heio-ht of her displeasure , she not only discarded the whole family ot theVills from all their important posts , but forbid ; all manner pt intercourse between Cephale and Cardia . . „„ , „ . beltinterest
' Durino - the disgrace of this family , the Marquis ot - had threerons by his lady- The eldest was a bold , indefatigable adventurer : he imag ined he could reach the clouds , if he could but once attain the summit of a mountain in view , nor could the greatest difficulties obstruct his- climbing up to the top of it : and when , with inexpressible labour , he had gained that point , if another mountain of reater height appeared between him-and his proposed aimhe
o- , wot Id , with the same alacrity , attempt to scale that likewise . Phis aspiring youth was generally known by the name of Lord Ambition . The next brother was a great promoter of all manner of public shews and diversions , and a vehement lover of the fair sex : hewas distinguished by the name of Squive Sensual . The youngest , Squire Avarice , who had a verv unlucky aspect , was always puffed up , and ready
to burst with jealousies and suspicions , and was continually dreaming of thieves When his brothers had new cloaths given them , he , tor his part , desired the value of those designed for him in ready money , which he hoarded with great care . These three brothers , though they differed so widely in their tempeis and inclinations , possessed one qualitywhich was common to them all : they had most voracious
, and insatiable appetites . . . ' They no sooner arrived at years of discretion , than their turbulent tempers put them upon all manner of projefts to raise their fortunes . At court , where Reason ruled , they had no admission ; it was , therefore the favour of the populace they courted . The two eldest brothers , who lived in great splendour and magnificence , soon gaineo
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Curious Account Given By The Dumb Philosopher.
' While Pathia was in this prosperous and happy state , a foreigner , from a neighbouring isle , came to visit it : he was a person of an agreeable outward appearance , and had a very pompous tram ; _ but , in his heart , was a subtle knave , and a man void of all conscience and honour . The Marquis of Self-interest ( for so his real name was afterwards discovered to be ) was received in Cardia , m a very courteous manner , by Baron Will , who was so deceived by his fawning and flatten-, that , of the mo : ; t deceitful of hypocrites , he made him his most intimate friend and confident .
< The daily conversation the Marquis had in tJaron Will s family gave him an opportunity of being acquainted with Lady Lovely s beauty and virtues , which so possessed his perverse mind , already ripe for the most flagrant villainies , that he found means to poison her husband True-Good , and afterwards , by a feigned compassion , artfully to gain the innocent heart of a lady , who had never knoyvn
what fraud and suspicion were . ' The old Baron , her father , countenanced the lover s addresses , and the vouiif widow was so indiscreet as to marry him privately , without the knowledge of her benefaftress . The Empress had no suspicion of the marriage , until it was too late to reme . - . y it ; but then enraged at the clandestine proceedingthatin the
was so , , heio-ht of her displeasure , she not only discarded the whole family ot theVills from all their important posts , but forbid ; all manner pt intercourse between Cephale and Cardia . . „„ , „ . beltinterest
' Durino - the disgrace of this family , the Marquis ot - had threerons by his lady- The eldest was a bold , indefatigable adventurer : he imag ined he could reach the clouds , if he could but once attain the summit of a mountain in view , nor could the greatest difficulties obstruct his- climbing up to the top of it : and when , with inexpressible labour , he had gained that point , if another mountain of reater height appeared between him-and his proposed aimhe
o- , wot Id , with the same alacrity , attempt to scale that likewise . Phis aspiring youth was generally known by the name of Lord Ambition . The next brother was a great promoter of all manner of public shews and diversions , and a vehement lover of the fair sex : hewas distinguished by the name of Squive Sensual . The youngest , Squire Avarice , who had a verv unlucky aspect , was always puffed up , and ready
to burst with jealousies and suspicions , and was continually dreaming of thieves When his brothers had new cloaths given them , he , tor his part , desired the value of those designed for him in ready money , which he hoarded with great care . These three brothers , though they differed so widely in their tempeis and inclinations , possessed one qualitywhich was common to them all : they had most voracious
, and insatiable appetites . . . ' They no sooner arrived at years of discretion , than their turbulent tempers put them upon all manner of projefts to raise their fortunes . At court , where Reason ruled , they had no admission ; it was , therefore the favour of the populace they courted . The two eldest brothers , who lived in great splendour and magnificence , soon gaineo