佚名/Anonymous
Thereisacertaindelicacyofpassiontowhichsomepeoplearesubjectthatmakesthemextremelysensibletoalltheaccidentsoflife, andgivesthemalivelyjoyuponeveryprosperousevent, , ; , nodoubt, morelivelyenjoyments, aswellasmorepungentsorrows, , Ibelieve, wheneverythingisbalanced, thereisnoonethatwouldnotratherchosetobeofthelattercharacter, , hissorroworresentmenttakesentirepossessionofhim, anddepriveshimofallrelishinthecommonoccurrencesoflife, , sothatasensibletempermustmeetwithfewertrialsintheformerwaythaninthelatter.
Thereisadelicacyoftasteobservableinsomemen, whichverymuchresemblesthisdelicacyofpassion, andproducesthesamesensibilitytobeautyanddeformityofeverykind, asthatdoestoprosperityandadversity, , thedelicacyofhisfeelingorsentimentsmakeshimbetouchedverysensiblybyeverypartofit; norarethemasterlystrokesperceivedwithamoreexquisiterelishandsatisfaction, , delicacyoftastehasthesameeffectasdelicacyofpassion: itenlargesthespherebothofourhappinessandmisery, andmakesussensibletopainsaswellaspleasuresthatescapetherestofmankind.
Ibelieve, however, thereisnoonewhowillnotagreewithme, thatnotwithstandingthisresemblance, adelicacyoftasteisasmuchtobedesiredandcultivated, asadelicacyofpassionistobelamented, andtoberemedied, , heismorehappybywhatpleaseshistaste, thanbywhatgratifieshisappetites, andreceivesmoreenjoymentfromapoem, orapieceofreasoning, thanthemostexpensiveluxurycanafford.
