The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... moral effects of tragedy 28. The same subject continued . 29. Some account of the late Mr. William Strahan • 30. Letter from a member of the Mirror Club , relating some particulars of that society . Abercromby 31. On rural pleasures and ...
... moral effects of tragedy 28. The same subject continued . 29. Some account of the late Mr. William Strahan • 30. Letter from a member of the Mirror Club , relating some particulars of that society . Abercromby 31. On rural pleasures and ...
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... moral of time - Reflec- tions occasioned by the beginning of another year 49. Observations on comedy 50. The same subject continued - Moral ef- fects of comedy · · 51. Senex on our neglect of the improvement and of the progress of time ...
... moral of time - Reflec- tions occasioned by the beginning of another year 49. Observations on comedy 50. The same subject continued - Moral ef- fects of comedy · · 51. Senex on our neglect of the improvement and of the progress of time ...
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... morality , and morality having no range beyond that of the laws . 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 ...
... morality , and morality having no range beyond that of the laws . 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 ...
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... morality are aided by the ties of honour , and the fear of punishment enforced by the dread of shame . But in the smaller offices of social life , men may be wanting in their duty , without in- curring either punishment or obloquy . The ...
... morality are aided by the ties of honour , and the fear of punishment enforced by the dread of shame . But in the smaller offices of social life , men may be wanting in their duty , without in- curring either punishment or obloquy . The ...
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... moral precept , and to improve the heart by exhibiting bright and illustrious ex- amples of virtue . It is of late only that history , by taking a wider range , has assumed a different form ; and with the relation of splendid events ...
... moral precept , and to improve the heart by exhibiting bright and illustrious ex- amples of virtue . It is of late only that history , by taking a wider range , has assumed a different form ; and with the relation of splendid events ...
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