Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volume 1 |
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... exert its friendly influ- ence ; but it is the approbation of such minds alone , that she feels any solici- tude to secure . Of such minds she is anxious to conciliate the esteem , and would spare no pains to purchase their dignified ...
... exert its friendly influ- ence ; but it is the approbation of such minds alone , that she feels any solici- tude to secure . Of such minds she is anxious to conciliate the esteem , and would spare no pains to purchase their dignified ...
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... exert its powers of observation ; when the sports of infancy were found a source of de- light and of instruction ; when the understanding was first taught to rea- son , and the heart to feel ; -above all , they will be remembered as the ...
... exert its powers of observation ; when the sports of infancy were found a source of de- light and of instruction ; when the understanding was first taught to rea- son , and the heart to feel ; -above all , they will be remembered as the ...
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... we can neither suffer nor resist without the exertion of activity and fortitude . Activity and forti- tude are therefore most necessary to our success : let us but exert them them as we ought , and the obstacles which at [ 53 ]
... we can neither suffer nor resist without the exertion of activity and fortitude . Activity and forti- tude are therefore most necessary to our success : let us but exert them them as we ought , and the obstacles which at [ 53 ]
Page 97
... exerted , we become answerable to God for the consequences . Hence arises the more than impro- priety of making such reports of insulated facts , or of expressions casually dropped in the unsuspicious carelessness of confidential ...
... exerted , we become answerable to God for the consequences . Hence arises the more than impro- priety of making such reports of insulated facts , or of expressions casually dropped in the unsuspicious carelessness of confidential ...
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... exerted for other pur- poses than merely to promote the gratification of pride , or vanity , or selfishness . Nor would the con- sciousness of possessing influence , from whatever source , confer any elation of spirits , but in ...
... exerted for other pur- poses than merely to promote the gratification of pride , or vanity , or selfishness . Nor would the con- sciousness of possessing influence , from whatever source , confer any elation of spirits , but in ...
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