Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volume 1 |
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... character ; and from expe- rience likewise , can assure the timid and the doubtful , that the trouble of watching over these associations , sinks into nothing , when placed in com- parison with the delight of which it opens a never ...
... character ; and from expe- rience likewise , can assure the timid and the doubtful , that the trouble of watching over these associations , sinks into nothing , when placed in com- parison with the delight of which it opens a never ...
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... character , she knows she is not destined to partici pate . From the degree in which the mechanical accomplishments have been acquired , she may reap advan- tage , as a recommendation of her abilities and skill : but in the virtues of ...
... character , she knows she is not destined to partici pate . From the degree in which the mechanical accomplishments have been acquired , she may reap advan- tage , as a recommendation of her abilities and skill : but in the virtues of ...
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... characters to chance , but they will do it at the risk of having their own future hours embittered by many a heartfelt sorrow . Parents may become careless or in- different ; but they never can be di- vested of all interest in the ...
... characters to chance , but they will do it at the risk of having their own future hours embittered by many a heartfelt sorrow . Parents may become careless or in- different ; but they never can be di- vested of all interest in the ...
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... character ; may eventually prove sources of the keenest misery ; as , should circum- stances ever throw them to a distance from the objects of their tenderness , every hope that had been cherished , every care that had awakened vigi ...
... character ; may eventually prove sources of the keenest misery ; as , should circum- stances ever throw them to a distance from the objects of their tenderness , every hope that had been cherished , every care that had awakened vigi ...
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... characters - Shewn to be inimical to moral im- provement Of the supposed disadvantages re- sulting from the opposite propensity - A tenden- cy to receive favourable impressions of others , productive of the benevolent affections , and ...
... characters - Shewn to be inimical to moral im- provement Of the supposed disadvantages re- sulting from the opposite propensity - A tenden- cy to receive favourable impressions of others , productive of the benevolent affections , and ...
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