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Page 11
... feel- ings ; on whose word you can entirely rely ; whose countenance never deceives you ; whose professions of kindness are the effu- sions of his heart ; one , in fine , whom , independent of any views of advantage , you would choose ...
... feel- ings ; on whose word you can entirely rely ; whose countenance never deceives you ; whose professions of kindness are the effu- sions of his heart ; one , in fine , whom , independent of any views of advantage , you would choose ...
Page 17
... feels within him that desire of honour which is congenial to man , aspire to the gratification of this pas- sion by methods which are worthy of his nature . Let him not rest on any of those external distinctions which vanity has con ...
... feels within him that desire of honour which is congenial to man , aspire to the gratification of this pas- sion by methods which are worthy of his nature . Let him not rest on any of those external distinctions which vanity has con ...
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... feel along with them , to take part in their joys , and in their sorrows . This temper is known by the name of Sen- sibility ; a word which in modern times we hear in the mouth of every one ; a qua- lity which every one affects to ...
... feel along with them , to take part in their joys , and in their sorrows . This temper is known by the name of Sen- sibility ; a word which in modern times we hear in the mouth of every one ; a qua- lity which every one affects to ...
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... feeling and assistance than the prosperous . Still , how- ever , it was requisite , that in each indivi- dual the quantity of self - love should remain in a large proportion , on account of its importance of the preservation of his life ...
... feeling and assistance than the prosperous . Still , how- ever , it was requisite , that in each indivi- dual the quantity of self - love should remain in a large proportion , on account of its importance of the preservation of his life ...
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... feeling . With some , the heart melts , and relents , in kind emotion , much more easily than with others . But with ... feel in some degree with the heart of a brother ; and when he beholds others enjoying happiness , or sees them sunk ...
... feeling . With some , the heart melts , and relents , in kind emotion , much more easily than with others . But with ... feel in some degree with the heart of a brother ; and when he beholds others enjoying happiness , or sees them sunk ...
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