The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... never so glorious , they lose their lustre when they are drawn at large , and set to show by his own hand ; and as the world is more apt to find fault than to commend , the boast will probably be censured , when the great action that ...
... never so glorious , they lose their lustre when they are drawn at large , and set to show by his own hand ; and as the world is more apt to find fault than to commend , the boast will probably be censured , when the great action that ...
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... never meets with that reception and approbation among its readers , as what is aimed at a person whose merit places him upon an eminence , and gives him a more conspicuous figure among men . Whether it be , that we think it shews ...
... never meets with that reception and approbation among its readers , as what is aimed at a person whose merit places him upon an eminence , and gives him a more conspicuous figure among men . Whether it be , that we think it shews ...
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... never the opportunity of perform- ing . Another reason why men cannot form a right judgment of us is , because the same actions may be aimed at different ends , and arise from quite con- trary principles . Actions are of so mixt a ...
... never the opportunity of perform- ing . Another reason why men cannot form a right judgment of us is , because the same actions may be aimed at different ends , and arise from quite con- trary principles . Actions are of so mixt a ...
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... never shew the strength of those principles from whence they proceed . They are not adequate ex- pressions of our virtues , and can only shew us what habits are in the soul , without discovering the degree and perfection of such habits ...
... never shew the strength of those principles from whence they proceed . They are not adequate ex- pressions of our virtues , and can only shew us what habits are in the soul , without discovering the degree and perfection of such habits ...
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... never shew the degree , strength , and perfection of those principles . And as the Supreme Being is the only proper judge of our perfections , so is he the only fit re- warder of them . This is a consideration that comes home to our ...
... never shew the degree , strength , and perfection of those principles . And as the Supreme Being is the only proper judge of our perfections , so is he the only fit re- warder of them . This is a consideration that comes home to our ...
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