Man, like the gen'rous vine, fupported lives; The strength he gains is from th'embrace he gives. On their own Axis as the Planets run,

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Yet make at once their circle round the Sun;
So two confiftent motions act the Soul;
And one regards Itfelf, and one the Whole.
Thus God and Nature link'd the gen'ral frame,
And bade Self-love and Social be the fame.

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ARGUMENT OF

EPISTLE

IV.

Of the Nature and State of Man with refpect to Happiness.

I. FALSE Notions of Happiness, Philofophical and Popular, anfwered from 19 to 77. II. It is the End of all Men, and attainable by all, 30. God intends Happiness to be equal; and to be so, it must be focial, fince all particular Happiness depends on general, and fince he governs by general, not particular Laws, 37. As it is neceffary for Order, and the peace and welfare of Society, that external goods fhould be unequal, Happiness is not made to confift in thefe, 51. But, notwithstanding_that inequality, the balance of Happiness among Mankind is kept even by Providence, by the two Paffions of Hope and Fear, 70. III. What the Happinefs of Individuals is, as far as is confiftent with the conftitution of this world; and that the good Man has here the advantage, 77. The error of imputing to Virtue what are only the calamities of Nature, or of Fortune, 94. IV, The folly of expecting that God fhould alter his general Laws in favour of particulars, 121. V. That we are † not judges who are good; but that, whoever they are, they must be happiest, 133, &c. VI. That external goods are not the proper rewards, but

often inconfiftent with, or deftructive of Virtue, 165. That even these can make no Man happy without Virtue: Inftanced in Riches, 183. Honours, 191. Nobility, 203. Greatness, ✯ 215. Fame, ✯ 235. Superior Talents, ✯ 257, &c. With pictures of human Infelicity in Men VII. That poffeffed of them all, 267, &c. Virtue only conftitutes a Happiness, whofe object is univerfal, and whofe profpect eternal, 307, &c. That the perfection of Virtue and Happiness confifts in a conformity to the ORDER of PROVIDENCE here, and a Refignation to it here and hereafter, 326, &c.

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Know then this Truth / enough for Man to know/ Virtue alone is Happyness below.

Essay on Man, Ep.WV.