Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page 6
... force , the influ- ence of sensible objects is further augmented . This magic faculty will lend a charm to the merest trifles ; and to a child of six years old , convert a hobbyhorse or a puppet- show into objects as delightful , as the ...
... force , the influ- ence of sensible objects is further augmented . This magic faculty will lend a charm to the merest trifles ; and to a child of six years old , convert a hobbyhorse or a puppet- show into objects as delightful , as the ...
Page 7
... forces or surmounts . : } It overbears all regard to temporal in- terest . How often will a young man , with the brightest prospect of success before him , be drawn aside by the lure of sensual in- dulgence from the road of sober ...
... forces or surmounts . : } It overbears all regard to temporal in- terest . How often will a young man , with the brightest prospect of success before him , be drawn aside by the lure of sensual in- dulgence from the road of sober ...
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... force of intrinsic worth to make them considerable . To such , in gazing upon it , all that it can purchase rises up as in vision ; manors , lordships , stately houses , sumptuous equipages , with a long train of needy dependents and ...
... force of intrinsic worth to make them considerable . To such , in gazing upon it , all that it can purchase rises up as in vision ; manors , lordships , stately houses , sumptuous equipages , with a long train of needy dependents and ...
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... force amongst us , and by others to supply the deficiency of the present , much more might be done to check the progress of evils , which threaten even our political existence ; though , after every provision , nothing could prevent bad ...
... force amongst us , and by others to supply the deficiency of the present , much more might be done to check the progress of evils , which threaten even our political existence ; though , after every provision , nothing could prevent bad ...
Page 53
... ability or address , the force or artifice of his neighbour ; he could not even rear a hut , or plant a garden , without danger of ob- struction in the attempt , or of deprivation in the SECT . III . ] to Virtue and Happiness . 53.
... ability or address , the force or artifice of his neighbour ; he could not even rear a hut , or plant a garden , without danger of ob- struction in the attempt , or of deprivation in the SECT . III . ] to Virtue and Happiness . 53.
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