Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volume 1 |
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Page ix
... observing the consequences of a practical application of the principles she had endeavoured to unfold . When least expected that opportunity was presented , and presented under eir- cumstances so peculiarly interesting , as promised an ...
... observing the consequences of a practical application of the principles she had endeavoured to unfold . When least expected that opportunity was presented , and presented under eir- cumstances so peculiarly interesting , as promised an ...
Page xxiii
... observe " that I tell him nothing but what " he knew before , I shall be con- " tented with it , and rejoice that he " was so well instructed ; and wish " also that he needed not a remem- " brancer : -- and that I profess not " to make ...
... observe " that I tell him nothing but what " he knew before , I shall be con- " tented with it , and rejoice that he " was so well instructed ; and wish " also that he needed not a remem- " brancer : -- and that I profess not " to make ...
Page 6
... 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 part . ing gift 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 part . ing gift of ...
Page 37
... of those who fell within the limited sphere of her observation . For one who is to mix with the world in an elevated situation in so- ciety , it becomes peculiarly requisite to to have the belief of being account able to the [ 37 ]
... of those who fell within the limited sphere of her observation . For one who is to mix with the world in an elevated situation in so- ciety , it becomes peculiarly requisite to to have the belief of being account able to the [ 37 ]
Page 40
... observe , that when erroneous opinions have been formed by persons in the situations to which I allude , they have not the same chance of detecting their own errors , as persons whose observations on human character are exercised in a ...
... observe , that when erroneous opinions have been formed by persons in the situations to which I allude , they have not the same chance of detecting their own errors , as persons whose observations on human character are exercised in a ...
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