July 27, 1767
attaining it. Some place their happiness
in Riches, these strive to amass to them-
-selves heaps of gold &c. others place
their happiness in Honour, these strive
to gain titles, trophies, &c, but the far
greater number of mankind place their
happiness in what they falsely call plea-
-sures, such are those who strive to gratify
their sensual appetites of whatever kind;
but yet there are some, tho sad is the
consideration, they are by much the
fewer part of mankind, who place their
happiness in virtue, and it is there
alone that true happiness is to be found.
Then since virtue is the only way
to happiness, let us examine what virtue
is. Virtue or moral good (for I take
them to be both one, at least they are
so nearly connected that they cannot be
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