The Enquirer: Reflections on Education, Manners, and Literature. In a Series of Essays |
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Page 86
... fincerity fhall not be a source of evil to them . If there be any justice in the reasonings of a preceding effay * , punishment would find no fhare in a truly excellent fyftem of education ; even angry looks and words of rebuke would be ...
... fincerity fhall not be a source of evil to them . If there be any justice in the reasonings of a preceding effay * , punishment would find no fhare in a truly excellent fyftem of education ; even angry looks and words of rebuke would be ...
Page 250
... fincerity . The vulgar indeed , where they fufpect any finister motive , regard the man as holding the fame opinion ftill , and only pretending to have undergone a change . But this is a phenomenon much more rare than is com- monly ...
... fincerity . The vulgar indeed , where they fufpect any finister motive , regard the man as holding the fame opinion ftill , and only pretending to have undergone a change . But this is a phenomenon much more rare than is com- monly ...
Page 252
... fincerity . The vulgar indeed , where they fufpect any finister motive , regard the man as holding the fame opinion ftill , and only pretending to have undergone a change . But this is a phenomenon much more rare than is com- . monly ...
... fincerity . The vulgar indeed , where they fufpect any finister motive , regard the man as holding the fame opinion ftill , and only pretending to have undergone a change . But this is a phenomenon much more rare than is com- . monly ...
Page 255
... fincerity of men in opinions we deem to be abfurd , till we have learned to put ourselves in their place , and to be- come the temporary advocates of the fentiment we reject . It may be useful to illuftrate these propofitions by a ...
... fincerity of men in opinions we deem to be abfurd , till we have learned to put ourselves in their place , and to be- come the temporary advocates of the fentiment we reject . It may be useful to illuftrate these propofitions by a ...
Page 261
... fincerity , as can be imagined . if by inconfiftency we understand fome contradic- tion between one branch of a man's creed and another , this is undoubtedly a defect . It proves that he is im- perfect , not that he is dishonest . But ...
... fincerity , as can be imagined . if by inconfiftency we understand fome contradic- tion between one branch of a man's creed and another , this is undoubtedly a defect . It proves that he is im- perfect , not that he is dishonest . But ...
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againſt almoft becauſe cafe caufe cauſe cenfure Chap character child circumftance compofition confequence confiderable confidered confifts courfe defire degree difcernment Effay English language enquiry eſtabliſhed exercife exiftence exiſtence expreffion faid fame favour fcarcely fcience feems felf fenfe fenfibility fentiment fhall fhould fincerity firft firſt flave fociety fome fomething fometimes fource fpecies fpirit frequently ftand ftate ftill ftudy ftyle fubject fuch fuffer fufficiently fuperior fuppofe fyftem genius habits happineſs himſelf impoffible inftance inftruction intereft itſelf juft juftice labour language leaſt leffons lefs mafter mankind means ment mode moft morality moſt muft muſt neceffary nefs never obfervation occafion opinion ourſelves paffions pafs perfons perhaps philofophers pleaſure poffefs poffible prefent profe purpoſe queftion reader reafon refpect refult ſcarcely ſeems ſhall ſpeak ſtate talents taſk thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion ufually underſtanding uſe virtue whofe words worfe writers young perfons youth