The Works of Hannah More, Volume 5Harper & Brothers, 1836 |
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Page 9
... practice might , it is presumed , effectually abolish the qualifying language of many of the more sober frequenters of the theatre , " that they go but seldom , and never but to a good play . " We give these moderate and dis- creet ...
... practice might , it is presumed , effectually abolish the qualifying language of many of the more sober frequenters of the theatre , " that they go but seldom , and never but to a good play . " We give these moderate and dis- creet ...
Page 11
... practices , which , incorporated into our habits , 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 ...
... practices , which , incorporated into our habits , 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 ...
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... practices above alluded to , and especially the practice of duelling , are even reprobated in the progress of the piece ; yet the hero who has been reprieved from sin during four acts by the sage remonstrance of some interfering friend ...
... practices above alluded to , and especially the practice of duelling , are even reprobated in the progress of the piece ; yet the hero who has been reprieved from sin during four acts by the sage remonstrance of some interfering friend ...
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... moral obligation , and acknowl- edge the truth of the Christian religion ; and who , if , in cer- tain instances , they allow themselves in practices not com- THOUGHTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MANNERS OF GREAT TO GENERAL SOCIETY.
... moral obligation , and acknowl- edge the truth of the Christian religion ; and who , if , in cer- tain instances , they allow themselves in practices not com- THOUGHTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MANNERS OF GREAT TO GENERAL SOCIETY.
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Hannah More. tain instances , they allow themselves in practices not com- patible with the strict profession of ... practice , and by mere decorum of man- ners , without a strict attention to religious principle , is a constant ...
Hannah More. tain instances , they allow themselves in practices not com- patible with the strict profession of ... practice , and by mere decorum of man- ners , without a strict attention to religious principle , is a constant ...
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