The Works of Hannah More, Volumen3Henry G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... human learn- ing . Chapter XII . - On the manner of instrncting young per- sons in religion - Generai remarks on the genius of Christianity . Chapter XIII . - Hints suggested for furnishing young persons with a scheme of prayer ...
... human learn- ing . Chapter XII . - On the manner of instrncting young per- sons in religion - Generai remarks on the genius of Christianity . Chapter XIII . - Hints suggested for furnishing young persons with a scheme of prayer ...
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... human manners is delinea- tion rather than panegyric . Were the end in view , eulogium and not improvement , eulogium would have been far more gratifying , nor would just objects for praise have been difficult to find . Even in her own ...
... human manners is delinea- tion rather than panegyric . Were the end in view , eulogium and not improvement , eulogium would have been far more gratifying , nor would just objects for praise have been difficult to find . Even in her own ...
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... human praise because they act from a higher motive , than for a satire on the avowedly licentious , who , urged by the impulse of the moment , resist no incli- nation ; and , led away by the love of fashion , dis- like no censure , so ...
... human praise because they act from a higher motive , than for a satire on the avowedly licentious , who , urged by the impulse of the moment , resist no incli- nation ; and , led away by the love of fashion , dis- like no censure , so ...
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... human life . Yet , if that period was marked by a romantic extravagance , and the present is distinguished by an indolent selfishness , our superiority is not so triumphantly decisive , as , in the vanity of our hearts , we may be ready ...
... human life . Yet , if that period was marked by a romantic extravagance , and the present is distinguished by an indolent selfishness , our superiority is not so triumphantly decisive , as , in the vanity of our hearts , we may be ready ...
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... human character . The novel of Cervantes is incomparable ; the Tartuffe of Moliere is unequalled ; but true generosity and true religion will never lose any thing of their intrinsic value , because knight- errantry and hypocrisy are ...
... human character . The novel of Cervantes is incomparable ; the Tartuffe of Moliere is unequalled ; but true generosity and true religion will never lose any thing of their intrinsic value , because knight- errantry and hypocrisy are ...
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