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 ; he hould be apprized that there are Men who conider as omething the looks of the ret of Mankind, who know how to be happy and atisfied with themelves on the Tetimony of others ooner than upon their own. In fact, the real Source of all thoe Differences, is that the Savage lives within himelf, whereas the Citizen, contantly beide himelf, knows only how to live in the Opinion of others; inomuch that it is, if I may ay o, merely from their Judgement that he derives the Conciounes of his own Exitence. It is foreign to my ubject to hew how this Dipoition engenders o much Indifference for good and evil, notwithtanding o many and uch fine Dicoures of Morality; how every thing, being reduced to Appearances, becomes mere Art and Mummery; Honour, Friendhip, Virtue, and often Vice itelf, which we at lat learn the ecret to boat of; how, in hort, ever