Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
Brief observations examine vanity, friendship, self-interest and the gap between motives and appearances. The source edition places commentary beside the maxims; keep the author’s numbered passage distinct from the translators’ comparisons.
Who it suits
Readers interested in testing social judgments and the motives behind apparently generous actions.
Reading experience
Moderate; concise language with historical assumptions and editorial notes. This is an Edsverb editorial guide, not a measured reading score.
The edition
- Edition
- Simpson Low, Son, and Marston,188FleetStreet,1871 (printed imprint spelling retained); J. W. Willis Bund and J. Hain Friswell translation
- Language
- English
- Translator
- J. W. Willis Bund and J. Hain Friswell
- Publisher
- Simpson Low, Son, and Marston
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