The Words of Hannah More ...Harper & brothers, 1836 |
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... give prominence to the error of the writer and the sagacity of the critic ? Another reason is probably searching for brilliancy when he should be looking for truth , or he is only seeking a confirmation of his own opinions , when he ...
... give prominence to the error of the writer and the sagacity of the critic ? Another reason is probably searching for brilliancy when he should be looking for truth , or he is only seeking a confirmation of his own opinions , when he ...
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... give those who are still zealously devoting their ta- lents to the same glorious purpose upon earth , sad cause to lament the total inefficacy of their endeavors to regret that they are sent to them who will not hear , or who remain as ...
... give those who are still zealously devoting their ta- lents to the same glorious purpose upon earth , sad cause to lament the total inefficacy of their endeavors to regret that they are sent to them who will not hear , or who remain as ...
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Hannah More. if they had not heard - to suspect that if we do give them a patient hearing , it is for the sake of their style , their rhetoric , their good taste ; but that when their eloquence opposes our corruptions , when their ...
Hannah More. if they had not heard - to suspect that if we do give them a patient hearing , it is for the sake of their style , their rhetoric , their good taste ; but that when their eloquence opposes our corruptions , when their ...
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... give meaning to what is in itself unintelligible . Thus many words , without any determinate and precise meaning , pass current in common discourse . Some talk of those chimerical beings , nature , fate , chance , and necessity , as ...
... give meaning to what is in itself unintelligible . Thus many words , without any determinate and precise meaning , pass current in common discourse . Some talk of those chimerical beings , nature , fate , chance , and necessity , as ...
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... give credit to the great Author of the book of fate for the consistency of its catastrophe ! When we peruse the compositions of a human author , we look for unity and consistency in his whole plan ; we expect connection and relation ...
... give credit to the great Author of the book of fate for the consistency of its catastrophe ! When we peruse the compositions of a human author , we look for unity and consistency in his whole plan ; we expect connection and relation ...
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