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Page 14
Of the last species of weakness taken notice of in this paper , the credit we take
for the talents we possess , the reason seems obvious enough , that partiality to
ourselves , and our own possessions , which runs through every circumstance of
...
Of the last species of weakness taken notice of in this paper , the credit we take
for the talents we possess , the reason seems obvious enough , that partiality to
ourselves , and our own possessions , which runs through every circumstance of
...
Page 35
Reason panders will ; ' and thus it may be said , though paradoxically , yet truly ,
that the love of virtue itself is a secondary cause of our continuance in the
practice of vice . The effectual removal of this veil of self - deceit is what the
weakness of ...
Reason panders will ; ' and thus it may be said , though paradoxically , yet truly ,
that the love of virtue itself is a secondary cause of our continuance in the
practice of vice . The effectual removal of this veil of self - deceit is what the
weakness of ...
Page 47
The reasons for this step were so obvious , that they need not be mentioned ; but
, on the other hand , strong motives dissuaded me against it . It was impossible
for me to settle in life till my return from abroad ; and though I was resolved to ...
The reasons for this step were so obvious , that they need not be mentioned ; but
, on the other hand , strong motives dissuaded me against it . It was impossible
for me to settle in life till my return from abroad ; and though I was resolved to ...
Page 50
... friends who had from the first engaged himself to me in the warmest manner ,
he expressed himself as follows : · Be not surprised , my dear Hortensius ; the
longer a man lives in the world , he will find less reason to be surprised at any
thing .
... friends who had from the first engaged himself to me in the warmest manner ,
he expressed himself as follows : · Be not surprised , my dear Hortensius ; the
longer a man lives in the world , he will find less reason to be surprised at any
thing .
Page 79
... me of many gentlemen , from all parts of the country , who had found this the
only method of giving their children a genteel education , without the absolute
ruin of their fortunes . To these reasons , though not altogether satisfied , I gave
way .
... me of many gentlemen , from all parts of the country , who had found this the
only method of giving their children a genteel education , without the absolute
ruin of their fortunes . To these reasons , though not altogether satisfied , I gave
way .
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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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