These build as fast as knowledge can destroy;

In Folly's cup ftill laughs the bubble, joy;
One profpect loft, another ftill we gain;
And not a vanity is giv'n in vain ;

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Ev'n mean Self-love becomes, by force divine,
The scale to measure others wants by thine.
See! and confefs, one comfort ftill must rife,
'Tis this, Tho' Man's a fool, yet GOD IS WISE.

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juflement recompenfez par les | fuffrages du Public. Quand un pauvre efprit travaille beaucoup, pour faire un mauvais ouvrage, il n'eft pas jufte ni raifonable, qu'il attende des louanges publiques: car elles ne lui font pas dues. Mais afin que fes travaux ne demeurent pas fans recompenfe,

Dieu lui donne une fatisfaction perfonelle, que perfonne ne lui peut envier fans une injuftice plus que barbare; tout ainfi que Dieu qui eft jufte donne de la fatisfaction aux Grenouilles de leur chant. Autrement le blâme public, joint à leur mécontentement, feroit fuffifant pour les réduire au defefpoir.

ARGUMENT OF

EPISTLE III.

Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

I. THE whole Univerfe one fyftem of Society, 7, &c. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, 27. The happiness of Animals mutual, 49. IÍ. Reafon or Inftinct operate alike to the good of each Individual, 79. Reafon or Instinct operate alfo to Society, in all animals, 109. III. How far Society carried by Instinct, 115. How much farther by Reafon, 128. IV. Of that which is called the State of Nature, 144. Reafon inftructed by Inftinct in the invention of Arts, 166, and in the Forms of Society, 176. V. Origin of Political Societies, 196. Origin of Monarchy, 207.. Patriarchal government, 212. VI. Origin of true Religion and Government, from the fame principle of Love, † 231, &c. Origin of Superftition and Tyranny, from the fame principle, of Fear, 237, &c. The Influence of & Self-love operating to the focial and public Good, 266. Reftoration of true Religion and Government on their first principle, 285. Mixt Government, 288. Various Forms of each, and the true end of all, 300, &c.

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EPISTLE

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III.

ERE then we reft: "The Universal Cause

"Acts to one end, but acts by various laws." In all the madness of fuperfluous health,

The trim of pride, the impudence of wealth,

VARIATIONS.

VER. 1. in feveral Edit. in 4to.

Learn, Dulness, learn! "The Universal Caufe, &c.

W E are now come to the third epiftle of the Effay on Man. It having been fhewn, in explaining the origin, ufe, and end of the Paffions, in the fecond epistle, that Man hath focial as well as selfish paffions, that doctrine naturally introduceth the third, which treats of Man as a SOCIAL animal; and connects it with the fecond, which confidered him as an INDIVIDUAL. And as the conclufion from the subject of the first epiftle made the introduction to the fecond, fo here again, the conclufion of the fecond

(Ev'n mean Self-love becomes, by force divine, The fcale to measure others wants by thine.) maketh the introduction to the third.

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VER. 3. health,] Immoderate labour and study are the great im

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pairers of health: Thofe, whofe ftation fets them above both, muft needs