UPON SEVERAL Mozal Subjects, ho In Two Parts. Rore PARTI. Upon Pride. Upon Cloaths. Upon Duelling. Upon General Kindness. Upon the Office of a Chaplain. Upon the Weakness of Human Reason. PART II. Of Fame. Of Mufick. Of the Value of Life. Of the Spleen. Of Eagerness of Defire. Of Friendship. Of Popularity. A Thought. Of the Entertainment of Books. Of Confidence. Of Envy. Of the Afpect. Against Despair. Of Covetoufnefs. Of Liberty. Of Old Age. Of Pleasure. By JEREMY COLLIER, M. A. The Fourth Edition. LONDON: Printed for RICHARD SARE at Grays-InnGate in Holborn, and H. HINDMARSH, MDCC. TO THE READER. Eafily forefee Some People will be difobliged with the Freedom of these Papers, and think themselves treated with too little Ceremony; But unless they can difarm their pretended Adverfary, and confute his Arguments, I would defire them by all means to smother their Refentments: For as bad as the World is, to appear in defence of Pride, and turn Advocate for the Devil, looks like an untoward fort of an Employment. However to Sweeten their Humour as much as may be, they may pleafe to confider that there was no good to be done in this Cafe without plain dealing; This Malady of all others must be well examined, otherwife it's in vain to expect a Cure. 'Tis to no purpose to declaim in general against a Proud Man, and to give him a great many hard . Names; |