Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volume 1 |
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... selfish nature- -Personal satire -- Why objectionable - The practice of self - denial essential to a strict ob- servance of the principles of justice ..... 91 LETTER VIII . ; D 弗 Importance of forming a correct standard of ... moral ...
... selfish nature- -Personal satire -- Why objectionable - The practice of self - denial essential to a strict ob- servance of the principles of justice ..... 91 LETTER VIII . ; D 弗 Importance of forming a correct standard of ... moral ...
Page 111
... selfishness . Nor would the con- sciousness of possessing influence , from whatever source , confer any elation of spirits , but in proportion . as it was accompanied with the con- sciousness of employing it merito- riously . Be it your ...
... selfishness . Nor would the con- sciousness of possessing influence , from whatever source , confer any elation of spirits , but in proportion . as it was accompanied with the con- sciousness of employing it merito- riously . Be it your ...
Page 112
... . Let neither timidity nor selfishness prevent you , upon any occasion , from thus exerting it . In judging be- tween your brothers , or your sisters , or or the companions with whom you associate , consider yourself [ 112 ]
... . Let neither timidity nor selfishness prevent you , upon any occasion , from thus exerting it . In judging be- tween your brothers , or your sisters , or or the companions with whom you associate , consider yourself [ 112 ]
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... selfish passion ; far less do they sanction our exerting them as instruments of revenge or of malignity . That we may innocently employ them in the cause of self- defence cannot be denied ; but it is so difficult to draw the line , so ...
... selfish passion ; far less do they sanction our exerting them as instruments of revenge or of malignity . That we may innocently employ them in the cause of self- defence cannot be denied ; but it is so difficult to draw the line , so ...
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... selfish . But if Lady N. had been possessed of the principles of justice , she would not . have taken this woman's representa- tions as sufficient evidence , neither would she have delegated to a mean and vulgar person that authority ...
... selfish . But if Lady N. had been possessed of the principles of justice , she would not . have taken this woman's representa- tions as sufficient evidence , neither would she have delegated to a mean and vulgar person that authority ...
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