The Works of Hannah More, Volume 5Harper & Brothers, 1836 |
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Page 11
... 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 careful to keep their consciences tenderly alive to the perception of sin ...
... 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 careful to keep their consciences tenderly alive to the perception of sin ...
Page 12
... wrong direction , will produce an equally forcible effect in its way , and at least equally contribute in drawing off the soul from God to the world ? I do not presume to say that the injury will be inevitable , much less that it will ...
... wrong direction , will produce an equally forcible effect in its way , and at least equally contribute in drawing off the soul from God to the world ? I do not presume to say that the injury will be inevitable , much less that it will ...
Page 15
... wrong , carries away the affections of the auditor beyond any of the poet's force of reason- ing to control . And they know little of the power of the dramatic art , or of the conformation of the human mind , who do not know that the ...
... wrong , carries away the affections of the auditor beyond any of the poet's force of reason- ing to control . And they know little of the power of the dramatic art , or of the conformation of the human mind , who do not know that the ...
Page 20
... wrong , we should never partake of it . Some individuals may urge that the amusements of the theatre never had the bad effects on their minds which they are said to have on the minds of others ; but supposing this to be really the case ...
... wrong , we should never partake of it . Some individuals may urge that the amusements of the theatre never had the bad effects on their minds which they are said to have on the minds of others ; but supposing this to be really the case ...
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... wrong thee - I will be sincere- I will expose the weakness of my soul . Know then ,, my lord - how shall I tell thee all ? Pub . Stop , cruel maid , nor wound thy Publius more ; I dread the fatal frankness of thy words : Spare me the ...
... wrong thee - I will be sincere- I will expose the weakness of my soul . Know then ,, my lord - how shall I tell thee all ? Pub . Stop , cruel maid , nor wound thy Publius more ; I dread the fatal frankness of thy words : Spare me the ...
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