Addresses to Young Men: By James Fordyce, D.D. ...T. Cadell, 1777 - Ethics |
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... for me to enter- tain doubts of success , where thofe advan- tages did not take place ; where , on the còn- trary , the difadvantages were great ; and where this conviction would be frequently returning to deprefs my iv PRE FAC E.
... for me to enter- tain doubts of success , where thofe advan- tages did not take place ; where , on the còn- trary , the difadvantages were great ; and where this conviction would be frequently returning to deprefs my iv PRE FAC E.
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... frequently returning to deprefs my ideas , and to damp my efforts . It was alfo obvious to confider , that the attraction of novelty was gone ; that the public is apt to rife in its demands in proportion to its paft indulgence ; that ...
... frequently returning to deprefs my ideas , and to damp my efforts . It was alfo obvious to confider , that the attraction of novelty was gone ; that the public is apt to rife in its demands in proportion to its paft indulgence ; that ...
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... frequently , that I shall only touch upon it now , as it is affected by the character and circumftances of the times . From the fnares juft fpecified , we must not flatter ourfelves , that youth could be wholly fecure in any period ...
... frequently , that I shall only touch upon it now , as it is affected by the character and circumftances of the times . From the fnares juft fpecified , we must not flatter ourfelves , that youth could be wholly fecure in any period ...
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... frequently given to Vice . But can you be at any lofs , which to prefer ? Can you doubt for an inftant , whether you shall depend on your own approba- tion , or the applaufe of others ; whether you shall be enflaved to the prejudices ...
... frequently given to Vice . But can you be at any lofs , which to prefer ? Can you doubt for an inftant , whether you shall depend on your own approba- tion , or the applaufe of others ; whether you shall be enflaved to the prejudices ...
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... frequently wearing her femblance , and freely paffing for her amongst the gene- rality of the fashionable , the great , and the gay , will enable him , in fome mea- fure , to elude the terrors of the inward judge ; whilft it gives him a ...
... frequently wearing her femblance , and freely paffing for her amongst the gene- rality of the fashionable , the great , and the gay , will enable him , in fome mea- fure , to elude the terrors of the inward judge ; whilft it gives him a ...
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