The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... reason seems obvious enough , that partiality to ourselves , and our own possessions , which runs through every circumstance of life . Of the first , our desire to be remarked for talents to which we have no proper claim , the reason ...
... reason seems obvious enough , that partiality to ourselves , and our own possessions , which runs through every circumstance of life . Of the first , our desire to be remarked for talents to which we have no proper claim , the reason ...
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... reason- ings , or can suggest the idea of philosophical history . Nothing farther could occur to them as the object of history , but to delight the imagination and im- prove the heart ; and accordingly they chose sub- jects that made ...
... reason- ings , or can suggest the idea of philosophical history . Nothing farther could occur to them as the object of history , but to delight the imagination and im- prove the heart ; and accordingly they chose sub- jects that made ...
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... 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 con- tinuance in the practice of vice . 6 The effectual removal of this veil of self ...
... 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 con- tinuance in the practice of vice . 6 The effectual removal of this veil of self ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... reason to be surprised at any thing . I have for some time seen how mat- ters were going . Those friends in whom you trusted the most , who were the warmest in pushing you to stand candidate , neither mean now , nor ever meant , to ...
... reason to be surprised at any thing . I have for some time seen how mat- ters were going . Those friends in whom you trusted the most , who were the warmest in pushing you to stand candidate , neither mean now , nor ever meant , to ...
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