The Works of Hannah More, Volume 5Harper & Brothers, 1836 |
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... become not only harmless , but useful ; and that it re- quired nothing more than a correct judgment and a critical selec- tion , to transform a pernicious pleasure into a profitable entertain- ment . On these grounds ( while , perhaps ...
... become not only harmless , but useful ; and that it re- quired nothing more than a correct judgment and a critical selec- tion , to transform a pernicious pleasure into a profitable entertain- ment . On these grounds ( while , perhaps ...
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... become popular ; there will still remain an essential radical defect . What I insist on is , that there , almost inevitably , runs through the whole web of the tragic drama ( for to this least blamable half of stage composition I ...
... become popular ; there will still remain an essential radical defect . What I insist on is , that there , almost inevitably , runs through the whole web of the tragic drama ( for to this least blamable half of stage composition I ...
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... becomes impregnated by the pervading principle . Now , if the directing principle be unsound , the virtues growing out of it will be unsound also ; and no subordinate merit , no collat- eral excellences , can operate with effectual ...
... becomes impregnated by the pervading principle . Now , if the directing principle be unsound , the virtues growing out of it will be unsound also ; and no subordinate merit , no collat- eral excellences , can operate with effectual ...
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... become part of ourselves . Now , as these lesser habits , if they take a wrong direction , silently and imperceptibly eat out the very heart and life of vigor- ous virtue , they will be almost more sedulously watched by those who are ...
... become part of ourselves . Now , as these lesser habits , if they take a wrong direction , silently and imperceptibly eat out the very heart and life of vigor- ous virtue , they will be almost more sedulously watched by those who are ...
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... becomes inconvenient to the poet that the impetuosity of his hero should be any longer restrained ; when his own patience and the expos- tulating powers of his friend are both exhausted together , and he seasonably winds up the drama by ...
... becomes inconvenient to the poet that the impetuosity of his hero should be any longer restrained ; when his own patience and the expos- tulating powers of his friend are both exhausted together , and he seasonably winds up the drama by ...
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