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... imagination which preys in- cessantly upon life , and must be always appeased by some employment ' . Anything , no matter how trivial or silly or shameful , will serve the imagination as nourishment in its incessant search outside ...
... imagination which preys in- cessantly upon life , and must be always appeased by some employment ' . Anything , no matter how trivial or silly or shameful , will serve the imagination as nourishment in its incessant search outside ...
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... imagination to enlarge its vision of itself . It is a curious characteristic of the human imagination that , presented with a very large enclosed space , it somehow operates in such a way as to regard itself as worthy of filling it ...
... imagination to enlarge its vision of itself . It is a curious characteristic of the human imagination that , presented with a very large enclosed space , it somehow operates in such a way as to regard itself as worthy of filling it ...
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... imagination and polity in the institution of hereditary chivalry . Even until very recently , he argues , the chivalric institution has left its legacy of gentleness , elegance , and manners . ' But now all is to be changed . All the ...
... imagination and polity in the institution of hereditary chivalry . Even until very recently , he argues , the chivalric institution has left its legacy of gentleness , elegance , and manners . ' But now all is to be changed . All the ...
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The Human Attributes | 28 |
The Uniformity of Human Nature | 54 |
The Depravity of Man | 70 |
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