As virtue, of all objects, is allowed to be the most valuable, this species of philosophers paint her in the most amiable colours; borrowing all helps from poetry and eloquence, and treating their subject in an easy and obvious manner, and such as is best fitted to please the imagination, and engage the affections. They select the most striking observations and instances from common life;
Eta bertutea objektu guztietatik baliotsuena omen denez, filosofo-mota honek kolorerik atseginenez pintatu ohi du hura, poesia eta elokuentzia bide direla, euren gaia era xume eta argian azalduz, irudimenari laket izateko eta gure sentimenduei eragiteko erarik egokienean hain zuzen. Eguneroko bizitzako kasurik eta behaketarik nabarienak hautematen dituzte;