The Friend: A Series of Essays, in Three Volumes, to Aid in the Formation of Fixed Principles in Politics, Morals, and Religion, with Literary Amusements Interspersed, Band 3R. Fenner, 1818 - 375 Seiten |
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... admiration of the age which at last brings down to its own level a mind born above it . If there existed only the general disposition of all who are formed with a high capacity for good , to be rather credulous of excellence than ...
... admiration of the age which at last brings down to its own level a mind born above it . If there existed only the general disposition of all who are formed with a high capacity for good , to be rather credulous of excellence than ...
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... admiration are the plea- sures he will demand of the world . For these he has searched eagerly into the ages that are gone : but with more ardent and peremptory expectation he requires them of that in which his own lot is cast : for to ...
... admiration are the plea- sures he will demand of the world . For these he has searched eagerly into the ages that are gone : but with more ardent and peremptory expectation he requires them of that in which his own lot is cast : for to ...
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... admiration . And there , just as in the little circle of his own acquaintance , seizing eagerly on every merit they possess , he will supply more from his own credulous hope , completing real with imagined excellence , till living men ...
... admiration . And there , just as in the little circle of his own acquaintance , seizing eagerly on every merit they possess , he will supply more from his own credulous hope , completing real with imagined excellence , till living men ...
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... admiration of the age in which he lives : -and this pre - disposition will meet with many favouring circumstances , when he has grown up under a system of edu- cation like ours , which ( as perhaps all educa❤ tion must that is placed ...
... admiration of the age in which he lives : -and this pre - disposition will meet with many favouring circumstances , when he has grown up under a system of edu- cation like ours , which ( as perhaps all educa❤ tion must that is placed ...
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... admirable . And there- fore he engages eagerly in the pursuit of false or insufficient philosophy ; he is won by the allurements of licentious art ; he follows with wonder the irregular transports of undisci- plined imagination : -Nor 11.
... admirable . And there- fore he engages eagerly in the pursuit of false or insufficient philosophy ; he is won by the allurements of licentious art ; he follows with wonder the irregular transports of undisci- plined imagination : -Nor 11.
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admiration ancient appear Aristotle Ball's believe British called cause character Civita Vecchia common contemplate derived divine doctrine duty effect English ESSAY excellence existence experience fact faith feeling fleet former French genius Gorgias ground hath heart HERACLIT honor hope human idea imagination individual influence instance instinct intel intellectual island knowledge latter least less light likewise living Lord Bacon Lord Nelson Malta Maltese mankind means ment Method mind Minorca moral nations nature necessity neral never objects once opinion original outward particular passions perfect persons phænomena phænomenon philosophy Plato poet Polytheism Port Mahon possession present principle Prodicus progress purpose quæ racter reader reason relations religion Robert Hooke scarcely sense Sicily Sir Alexander Ball soul spirit stable Theory talent theory things thou thought tion true truth understanding Vallette virtue whole wisdom words youth καὶ