Letters on the Elementary Principles of Education, Volume 1I. Peirce, 1813 |
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... respects very wide- ly different . That contempt of pain and death , which forms such a prominent feature in the cha- racter of the American savage , can by no means be ascribed to an organization and temperament simi- lar to that of ...
... respects very wide- ly different . That contempt of pain and death , which forms such a prominent feature in the cha- racter of the American savage , can by no means be ascribed to an organization and temperament simi- lar to that of ...
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... respecting par- ticulars may sometimes betray me into seeming ingratitude , as I am conscious that I often forget the source of information ; but the same defect in the power of retention precludes me from using the exact 23.
... respecting par- ticulars may sometimes betray me into seeming ingratitude , as I am conscious that I often forget the source of information ; but the same defect in the power of retention precludes me from using the exact 23.
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... respects it met my own ideas , did not perfectly satisfy my mind ; and years elapsed before I ventured to look into Locke o Hartley , whom I considered as philosophical writers , far too abstruse for my simple judgment to comprehend ...
... respects it met my own ideas , did not perfectly satisfy my mind ; and years elapsed before I ventured to look into Locke o Hartley , whom I considered as philosophical writers , far too abstruse for my simple judgment to comprehend ...
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... respects , differ es- sentially from the morality of the world . But till it can be proved that the latter is better suited for ad- vancing the dignity of our nature ; is better calcula- ted for ... respect with attention and judg ment . 34.
... respects , differ es- sentially from the morality of the world . But till it can be proved that the latter is better suited for ad- vancing the dignity of our nature ; is better calcula- ted for ... respect with attention and judg ment . 34.
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Elizabeth Hamilton. ducted in every respect with attention and judg ment . Almost every man of reflection is conscious , when he arrives at maturity , of many defects in his mental powers , and of many inconvenient habits , which might ...
Elizabeth Hamilton. ducted in every respect with attention and judg ment . Almost every man of reflection is conscious , when he arrives at maturity , of many defects in his mental powers , and of many inconvenient habits , which might ...
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Page 137 - For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Page 9 - The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself: And it requires art and pains to set it at a distance, and make it its own object.
Page 254 - ... the appellation of benevolence,) these actions have been performed in so free and so kind a manner, that, if I was dry, I drank the sweetest draught, and if hungry, I ate the coarse morsel with a double relish.
Page 15 - When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice ; and I nm persuaded that in thee also.
Page 21 - Yet empty of all good, wherein consists Woman's domestic honour and chief praise ; Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence, to sing, to dance, To dress, and troll the tongue, and roll the eye...
Page 161 - Unargued I obey : so God ordains; God is thy law, thou mine: to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise.
Page 253 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship to a woman, whether civilized or savage, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man it has often been otherwise. In wandering over the barren plains of inhospitable Denmark, through honest Sweden...
Page 181 - As the strength of the body lies chiefly in being able to endure hardships, so also does that of the mind. And the great principle and foundation of all virtue and worth is plac'd in this: that a man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross his own inclinations, and purely follow what reason directs as best, tho' the appetite lean the other way.
Page 248 - WHEN civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears...
Page 198 - When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him : the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place.