The Words of Hannah More ...Harper & brothers, 1836 |
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... mind not unlike that which a vain beauty feels in tricking out her person ? May he not , by too much confidence in his own powers , be blind to errors obvious to all but himself ; or else may he not use the file too assiduously , and by ...
... mind not unlike that which a vain beauty feels in tricking out her person ? May he not , by too much confidence in his own powers , be blind to errors obvious to all but himself ; or else may he not use the file too assiduously , and by ...
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... mind is kept in a just equilibrium ; — without the expectation of censure he would be vain ; with- out some hope of approbation , even the purity of his intention might not always secure him from despondency . But though no mixed ...
... mind is kept in a just equilibrium ; — without the expectation of censure he would be vain ; with- out some hope of approbation , even the purity of his intention might not always secure him from despondency . But though no mixed ...
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... mind , that he who gave the talents , gave also the right bent to the use of them , and that , there- fore , he has no more ground for boasting of the application than of the possession . When he is called upon by the nature of his ...
... mind , that he who gave the talents , gave also the right bent to the use of them , and that , there- fore , he has no more ground for boasting of the application than of the possession . When he is called upon by the nature of his ...
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... mind which is advancing religion , may be used by the owner to his hurt ; that he may be so absorbed in it as a business that he may lose sight of his end ; that he may neglect per- sonal while he is advancing public religion ; or be so ...
... mind which is advancing religion , may be used by the owner to his hurt ; that he may be so absorbed in it as a business that he may lose sight of his end ; that he may neglect per- sonal while he is advancing public religion ; or be so ...
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... mind , to every cast of temper . Christianity does not interfere with any particular form of study , any political propensity , any professional engagement , any legitimate pursuit . It claims to incorporate itself with the ideas of ...
... mind , to every cast of temper . Christianity does not interfere with any particular form of study , any political propensity , any professional engagement , any legitimate pursuit . It claims to incorporate itself with the ideas of ...
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