An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord Bolingbroke. To which is Added, the Universal PrayerHenry Benton, 1835 - 67 Seiten |
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... principles , maxims , or precepts , so written , both strike the reader more strongly at first , and are more easily retained by him afterward . The other may seem odd , but it is true ; I found I could express them more shortly this ...
... principles , maxims , or precepts , so written , both strike the reader more strongly at first , and are more easily retained by him afterward . The other may seem odd , but it is true ; I found I could express them more shortly this ...
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... principles of man , self - love and reason , both ne- cessary , ver . 53 , & c . Self - love the stronger ... principle and ascertaining our virtue , ver . 177. IV . Virtue and vice joined in our mixedjnature ; the limits near ...
... principles of man , self - love and reason , both ne- cessary , ver . 53 , & c . Self - love the stronger ... principle and ascertaining our virtue , ver . 177. IV . Virtue and vice joined in our mixedjnature ; the limits near ...
Seite vii
... principle of fear , ver . 237. & c . The influence of self - love operating to the social and pub- lic good , ver . 266. - Restoration of true religion and go- vernment on their first principle , ver . 285. Mixt govern- ment , ver , 288 ...
... principle of fear , ver . 237. & c . The influence of self - love operating to the social and pub- lic good , ver . 266. - Restoration of true religion and go- vernment on their first principle , ver . 285. Mixt govern- ment , ver , 288 ...
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... principles in human nature reign ; Self - love to urge , and reason to restrain ; Nor this a good , nor that a bad we call , Each works its end , to move or govern all : And to their proper operation still , 55 Ascribe all good ; to ...
... principles in human nature reign ; Self - love to urge , and reason to restrain ; Nor this a good , nor that a bad we call , Each works its end , to move or govern all : And to their proper operation still , 55 Ascribe all good ; to ...
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... principle requires ; Active its task , it prompts , impels , inspires . Sedate and quiet the comparing lies , Form'd but to check , delib'rate , and advise . Self - love still stronger , as its object's nigh ; Reason's at distance , and ...
... principle requires ; Active its task , it prompts , impels , inspires . Sedate and quiet the comparing lies , Form'd but to check , delib'rate , and advise . Self - love still stronger , as its object's nigh ; Reason's at distance , and ...
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acts the soul ALEXANDER POPE alike angels ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE beast blessing blest blind bliss breath Catiline cause chain comets confest creature death diff'rence earth ease EPISTLE II Essay eternal ethereal Ev'n ev'ry faith fame father fear fix'd folly fool form'd forms gen'ral giv'n giv❜n gives happiness heart Heav'n honour hope human imperfect indolent instinct int'rest justice kings knave Learn learn'd lives Lord man's mankind mind mix'd monarch moral nature nature's nature's law never o'er O'erlook'd pain passion peace perfect plac'd planets Pleas'd pleasure poet Pope pow'rs pride principle proper religion rest rill rise seen double self-love and social sense seraph sev'ral sire skies Socrates sphere taught tempests thee thine things thou toil truth Turenne Twas tyrant UNIVERSAL PRAYER virtue's weak Whate'er whole wise