The Works of Hannah More, Volume 5Harper & Brothers, 1836 |
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... honor in direct opposition to the standard of Chris- tianity ; and this is not done subordinately , incidentally , occasion- ally ; but worldly honor is the very soul , PREFACE . 9.
... honor in direct opposition to the standard of Chris- tianity ; and this is not done subordinately , incidentally , occasion- ally ; but worldly honor is the very soul , PREFACE . 9.
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Hannah More. ally ; but worldly honor is the very soul , and spirit , and life - giv ing principle of the drama . Honor is the religion of tragedy It is her moral and political law . Her dictates form its institutes . Fear and shame are ...
Hannah More. ally ; but worldly honor is the very soul , and spirit , and life - giv ing principle of the drama . Honor is the religion of tragedy It is her moral and political law . Her dictates form its institutes . Fear and shame are ...
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... honor and the dread of shame , — and with such apologies and vindications some of our most ap- proved pieces abound , -too temptingly invite the high , unbroken spirit of a warm youth , from admiring such sentiments to adopt them ; and ...
... honor and the dread of shame , — and with such apologies and vindications some of our most ap- proved pieces abound , -too temptingly invite the high , unbroken spirit of a warm youth , from admiring such sentiments to adopt them ; and ...
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... honor teaches are neither professedly inculcated nor vindicated ; nay , where , moreover , the practices above alluded to , and especially the practice of duelling , are even reprobated in the progress of the piece ; yet the hero who ...
... honor teaches are neither professedly inculcated nor vindicated ; nay , where , moreover , the practices above alluded to , and especially the practice of duelling , are even reprobated in the progress of the piece ; yet the hero who ...
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... Honor , Pity , fair Affection live- Shall scenes like these , the glory of an age , Gleam from the press , nor triumph on the stage ? Forbid it , Britons ! and , as Romans brave , Like Romans boast one citizen to save . THE ARGUMENT ...
... Honor , Pity , fair Affection live- Shall scenes like these , the glory of an age , Gleam from the press , nor triumph on the stage ? Forbid it , Britons ! and , as Romans brave , Like Romans boast one citizen to save . THE ARGUMENT ...
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