Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volume 1 |
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Page vii
... infant steps . The task was delicate as well as difficult . In order to avoid all interference with the pecu- liar opinions , or accidental prejudices of those , with whom it might be their lot to live , she endeavoured to keep as much ...
... infant steps . The task was delicate as well as difficult . In order to avoid all interference with the pecu- liar opinions , or accidental prejudices of those , with whom it might be their lot to live , she endeavoured to keep as much ...
Page x
... infant faculties . She can now from experience enforce her confirm- ed opinion of the influence of early association , in forming the disposi- tion and character ; and from expe- rience likewise , can assure the timid and the doubtful ...
... infant faculties . She can now from experience enforce her confirm- ed opinion of the influence of early association , in forming the disposi- tion and character ; and from expe- rience likewise , can assure the timid and the doubtful ...
Page xv
... ! Were parents to anticipate these sen- sations , as the certain result of the de- gree in which they had attended to the impressions made upon the infant mind , they would require no exhor- tations to attention mind , [ xv ]
... ! Were parents to anticipate these sen- sations , as the certain result of the de- gree in which they had attended to the impressions made upon the infant mind , they would require no exhor- tations to attention mind , [ xv ]
Page xvi
... infant innocence ; the hopes inspired by the progressive expansion of the infant heart and understanding ; and the delight arising from antici- pated views of the future character ; may eventually prove sources of the keenest misery ...
... infant innocence ; the hopes inspired by the progressive expansion of the infant heart and understanding ; and the delight arising from antici- pated views of the future character ; may eventually prove sources of the keenest misery ...
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... 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 part . ing gift of a fond , an indulgent , and ever ...
... 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 part . ing gift of a fond , an indulgent , and ever ...
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