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Tytler 17. Influence of the neighbourhood of a rich Asiatic , in a letter from John
Homespun Mackenzie 18. Injustice of the world in forming an estimate of
character and conduct - Contrasts of those of Cleora and Aurelia Craig 19.
Comparison of ...
Tytler 17. Influence of the neighbourhood of a rich Asiatic , in a letter from John
Homespun Mackenzie 18. Injustice of the world in forming an estimate of
character and conduct - Contrasts of those of Cleora and Aurelia Craig 19.
Comparison of ...
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Among the first sort , the transition is easy from the yawn of inanity to the roar of
riot and intemperance ; but persons of the latter description , idle in conduct , but
of active minds , as they seldom experience the uneasiness of the one , seldom ...
Among the first sort , the transition is easy from the yawn of inanity to the roar of
riot and intemperance ; but persons of the latter description , idle in conduct , but
of active minds , as they seldom experience the uneasiness of the one , seldom ...
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And even when man advanced to a certain point , where the doctrine of morals
went beyond the legal rules of conduct ; yet that would contain incentives to the
exertion only of principal and leading virtues , in certain modes and situations ...
And even when man advanced to a certain point , where the doctrine of morals
went beyond the legal rules of conduct ; yet that would contain incentives to the
exertion only of principal and leading virtues , in certain modes and situations ...
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While he relates the memorable transactions of each different period , and
describes the conduct and characters of the persons principally engaged in them
, he at the same time unfolds the remote as well as immediate causes of events ,
and ...
While he relates the memorable transactions of each different period , and
describes the conduct and characters of the persons principally engaged in them
, he at the same time unfolds the remote as well as immediate causes of events ,
and ...
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I loved Maria : -Severely as I am now disposed to review my past conduct , I
cannot reproach myself with a failure in affection . But what human being could
have been insensible to loveliness , to worth , to tenderness like hers ? Poor was
that ...
I loved Maria : -Severely as I am now disposed to review my past conduct , I
cannot reproach myself with a failure in affection . But what human being could
have been insensible to loveliness , to worth , to tenderness like hers ? Poor was
that ...
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| Title | The British Essayists: Lounger Volume 30 of The British Essayists, James Ferguson Volume 30 of The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical, James Ferguson |
| Editor | James Ferguson |
| Contributor | James Ferguson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jan 2006 |
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