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... temper which interests us in the concerns of our brethren ; which disposes us 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 ...
... temper which interests us in the concerns of our brethren ; which disposes us 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 ...
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... temper belongs to the perfection of our nature , we learn from one who exhi- bited that perfection in its highest degree . When our Lord Jesus , on a certain occa- sion , came to the grave of a beloved friend , and saw his relations ...
... temper belongs to the perfection of our nature , we learn from one who exhi- bited that perfection in its highest degree . When our Lord Jesus , on a certain occa- sion , came to the grave of a beloved friend , and saw his relations ...
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... temper on general virtue and happiness , let us con- sider its effect on the happiness of him who possesses it , and the various pleasures to which it gives him access . If he be master of riches or influence , it affords him the means ...
... temper on general virtue and happiness , let us con- sider its effect on the happiness of him who possesses it , and the various pleasures to which it gives him access . If he be master of riches or influence , it affords him the means ...
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... tempered the horrors of war ; and man is now more ashamed , than he was in some former ages , of acting as a savage to man . Hence , sensibility is become so reputable a quality , that the ap- pearance of it is frequently assumed when ...
... tempered the horrors of war ; and man is now more ashamed , than he was in some former ages , of acting as a savage to man . Hence , sensibility is become so reputable a quality , that the ap- pearance of it is frequently assumed when ...
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... an imperfect character . Complete virtue is of a more exalted and dignified nature . It supposes sensibility , good temper , and benevolent affec- D 3 II . SERMON affections ; it includes them as essential On Sensibility . 37.
... an imperfect character . Complete virtue is of a more exalted and dignified nature . It supposes sensibility , good temper , and benevolent affec- D 3 II . SERMON affections ; it includes them as essential On Sensibility . 37.
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