The Words of Hannah More ...Harper & brothers, 1836 |
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Page 18
... books , in common with other authors , is exposed to one danger from which other men are more ex- empt , that of being so immediately the object of his own at- tention . This may lead him to be too full 18 ON THE WRITERS.
... books , in common with other authors , is exposed to one danger from which other men are more ex- empt , that of being so immediately the object of his own at- tention . This may lead him to be too full 18 ON THE WRITERS.
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Hannah More. tention . This may lead him to be too full of himself . His intellect is even more constantly before his eyes than the form and face of the beauty are before hers . But if in this exer- cise he may be tempted to think too ...
Hannah More. tention . This may lead him to be too full of himself . His intellect is even more constantly before his eyes than the form and face of the beauty are before hers . But if in this exer- cise he may be tempted to think too ...
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... leads them to avoid , not only whatever is de- cidedly wrong , but to stop short of what is doubtful , to keep clear of what is suspicious ; well knowing the thin partitions which separate danger from destruction . It teaches them to ...
... leads them to avoid , not only whatever is de- cidedly wrong , but to stop short of what is doubtful , to keep clear of what is suspicious ; well knowing the thin partitions which separate danger from destruction . It teaches them to ...
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... lead to goodness and happiness . We require an instantaneous transformation which would cost us nothing ; the spirit of God works by a gradual process which costs us much . We would combine his favor with our self- indulgence ; we would ...
... lead to goodness and happiness . We require an instantaneous transformation which would cost us nothing ; the spirit of God works by a gradual process which costs us much . We would combine his favor with our self- indulgence ; we would ...
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... leads to an indolence in inspecting accounts ; and the increasing unwillingness to examine into debts , increases the inability to discharge them ; for debts , like sins , become more burdensome in proportion as people neglect to ...
... leads to an indolence in inspecting accounts ; and the increasing unwillingness to examine into debts , increases the inability to discharge them ; for debts , like sins , become more burdensome in proportion as people neglect to ...
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