The Christian Hero: An Argument Proving that No Principles But Those of Religion are Sufficient to Make a Great Man. Written by Mr. SteeleW. Phorson, 1792 - 71 من الصفحات |
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... attempt the work , and will resolve to value themselves rather upon a ftrong reafon to allay their paffions , than a fine ima- gination to raise them . For if we beft judge of things when we are not ae- tually engaged and concerned in ...
... attempt the work , and will resolve to value themselves rather upon a ftrong reafon to allay their paffions , than a fine ima- gination to raise them . For if we beft judge of things when we are not ae- tually engaged and concerned in ...
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... attempted to difengage my own .mind from deceiving appearances , fo it can be pub- lifhed for no other end , but to set others a think- ing with the fame inclination : which whoever will pleafe to do , will make a much better argument ...
... attempted to difengage my own .mind from deceiving appearances , fo it can be pub- lifhed for no other end , but to set others a think- ing with the fame inclination : which whoever will pleafe to do , will make a much better argument ...
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... attempts , but also to make our days in their ordinary paffage flide away agreeably for as nothing is more daring than truth , fo there is nothing more cheerful than innocence ; and indeed I need not have been beholden to the experience ...
... attempts , but also to make our days in their ordinary paffage flide away agreeably for as nothing is more daring than truth , fo there is nothing more cheerful than innocence ; and indeed I need not have been beholden to the experience ...
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... attempt , without there could be an expe- dient thought of , to give it a more facred efteem , than any of their characters could infpire : it was therefore neceffary to make Marcus Brutus of the confpiracy . This gentleman poffeffed ...
... attempt , without there could be an expe- dient thought of , to give it a more facred efteem , than any of their characters could infpire : it was therefore neceffary to make Marcus Brutus of the confpiracy . This gentleman poffeffed ...
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... attempts , must be alfo ani- mated by the memory of illuftrious ancestors , and not like narrow and degenerate ... attempt upon his awful cha- racter , as immediately to purpose the murder to him , without fome diftant preparations ...
... attempts , must be alfo ani- mated by the memory of illuftrious ancestors , and not like narrow and degenerate ... attempt upon his awful cha- racter , as immediately to purpose the murder to him , without fome diftant preparations ...
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actions affiftance againſt alfo alſo ambition apoftle bafe beftow bleffed bofom Brutus Cæfar Caffius Cato Cato's cauſe chriftian command confifted conftancy courſe Creator defcended defign defire diftinction eafy eaſy enemies epicurean facred fafe faid falfe fame fatisfaction fcorn fecret feem felf felves fenfe ferve fervice fhall fhame fhould fince fincere firſt flave flavery fome fondneſs forrow fortune foul fpirit friends ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fufferings fuperior fupport fure fword glory happineſs heart heathen higheſt himſelf honeft honour illuftrious infpire inftance intereft itſelf juft juftice laſt lefs Lord mafter malice Matth methinks mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary noble obfervation occafion oppofe ourſelves paffage paffions perfon pleaſure poffeffed prefent profeffed purfuit purpoſe raiſe reafon receive refolution refolved religion St Paul ſtate ſtill temper thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe thought tion underſtand univerfal uſe virtue whofe whoſe