Sentence:  ... it is abundant satisfaction to them if they see their children do well; their chief delight and contentment is in their childrens good absolutely and <WSD>abstractedly</WSD>, without indirect regards to their own advantage. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract. (First attested in the early 17th century.)<ref name=SOED>(page=10)</ref>