The Monthly Mirror1809 |
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... affection of one brother for another is a weakness ; but , does it not exist ? is it not inseparable from a virtuous disposition ? It is observed by Dr. Adam Ferguson , in his valuable Essay on Civil Society , that no terms used in the ...
... affection of one brother for another is a weakness ; but , does it not exist ? is it not inseparable from a virtuous disposition ? It is observed by Dr. Adam Ferguson , in his valuable Essay on Civil Society , that no terms used in the ...
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... affection for our native country , is a distinct inherent quality in the human character . Lord Kaimes , an author who certainly must hold a high rank on the list of our speculative moralists , has delivered it as his opinion , that a ...
... affection for our native country , is a distinct inherent quality in the human character . Lord Kaimes , an author who certainly must hold a high rank on the list of our speculative moralists , has delivered it as his opinion , that a ...
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... affections his country , and all mankind ; but the patriotism and general philanthropy with which he will be actuated , is still merely a modification of the benevolence , which exists between the individuals of the human species ...
... affections his country , and all mankind ; but the patriotism and general philanthropy with which he will be actuated , is still merely a modification of the benevolence , which exists between the individuals of the human species ...
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Are we , then , to regulate our affections , merely according to geographical proximity ? The principles just advanced lead to no such absurdity . Affection is not to be proportioned to the dis- tance of situation , but to the nature of ...
Are we , then , to regulate our affections , merely according to geographical proximity ? The principles just advanced lead to no such absurdity . Affection is not to be proportioned to the dis- tance of situation , but to the nature of ...
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... affection . The power of habit , though not perhaps founded on the most rational basis , is universally acknowledged ... affections , form so many chains which bind us to our native country . Montaigne regretted the removal of a post ...
... affection . The power of habit , though not perhaps founded on the most rational basis , is universally acknowledged ... affections , form so many chains which bind us to our native country . Montaigne regretted the removal of a post ...
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