Chap. XIV. ANTIENT METAPHYSICS. £17 



CHAP. XIV. 



X)f the Summum Bonum — placed by the Epicureans in Bodily Plea-- 

 furesy — hy the Stoics in Mental, — The latter in the right. — The 

 IntelleEl perceives the to xocXov ; — the contemplation of which^ ac- 

 cording to the Stoics^ is mans only good^ — and is ivhat gives deiiv bt 

 to the IntelleSl. — The Pains and Pleafures of Intellett arife from 

 Thinking, — Our thoughts^ therefore^ to give us Pleafure^ mull have 

 Beauty for their Obje£i;—-and the more j. eau!y the greater PUafure, 

 '—The Univerfe the mofl Beautiful oj all things exifling; — and the 

 perception of its Beauty^ as far as our limited capacity will permit^ 

 our greatefl Pleafure, — Of the Beauty of our own Works, — By re- 

 fleEiing on the Wifdom and Goodnefs of fuch^ we enjoy ^ in part^ the 

 Pleajure of the Creator of the Univerfe. — The contemplation of our 

 aSiions^ as they are Good or III, afource of conflant Delight or Pain, 

 — Of the Pleafure derived from the good actions of others;^ of Pa- 

 rents ^ Relations^ and Friends : — The Author s peculiar Happinefs 

 in thefe refpe&s, — The Pleafures of Friendfhip very great, ^ Of the 

 Pleafure derived from works of Art ^ Science^ and Philofophy.— 7 he 

 fudy of thefe a necejfary part of the Summum Bonum. — This the 

 Exercife of hit elk dl : — Exercife neceffary to the Mind as well as to 

 the Body, — Philofophy the Author s greatefl Pie. fur e in his old age, 

 — This Philofophy from Greece and Egypt. — Cultivated by Families 

 of Prie/ls in Egypt ^ and by Se&s of Philofophers in Greece \-^ there 

 fudied by Young Men as well as Old.— From Greece it went to Rome, 

 but did not make fuch progrefs there.— To be better learned now from 

 the Greek Commentators upon Arlflotle^ of the Alexandrian School, 

 Vol. V. E e than 



