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... epitaph . And so deep and universal is the depravity of mankind that a literary form like the epitaph , which is obliged to praise , must perforce consist almost entirely of conventional untruths . Speaking once about the degree of ...
... epitaph . And so deep and universal is the depravity of mankind that a literary form like the epitaph , which is obliged to praise , must perforce consist almost entirely of conventional untruths . Speaking once about the degree of ...
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... Epitaphs ' appended to the Life of Pope , " The scanti- ness of human praises can scarcely be made more apparent ... epitaph , its strained encomiums testifying to the degeneracy of man as well as the artificiality of art , so amuses ...
... Epitaphs ' appended to the Life of Pope , " The scanti- ness of human praises can scarcely be made more apparent ... epitaph , its strained encomiums testifying to the degeneracy of man as well as the artificiality of art , so amuses ...
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... epitaphs inevitably within sacred surround- ings either in churches or in consecrated cemeteries - the epitaph in English must differ from its Roman counterpart in always urging the reader towards an appropriate self - distrust , a ...
... epitaphs inevitably within sacred surround- ings either in churches or in consecrated cemeteries - the epitaph in English must differ from its Roman counterpart in always urging the reader towards an appropriate self - distrust , a ...
Contents
The Human Attributes | 28 |
The Uniformity of Human Nature | 54 |
The Depravity of Man | 70 |
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