Prose Works, Volume 1Bohn, 1848 - Great Britain |
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Page i
... cause in me . From their language it would frequently appear , that each considered the other almost in the light of imper- tinent intruders , whom it must therefore be his business severely to chastise ; whereas a little reflection ...
... cause in me . From their language it would frequently appear , that each considered the other almost in the light of imper- tinent intruders , whom it must therefore be his business severely to chastise ; whereas a little reflection ...
Page ii
... cause of freedom . Nothing , in fact , can be more unwise than to desire that pure and lofty minds should keep themselves aloof from the world and the world's business ; for if our object in congregating together in society be to render ...
... cause of freedom . Nothing , in fact , can be more unwise than to desire that pure and lofty minds should keep themselves aloof from the world and the world's business ; for if our object in congregating together in society be to render ...
Page xii
... cause . He had married a woman , not wanting , perhaps , in the virtue on which all a wo- man's peculiar virtues are built , but otherwise worthless ; one to whom company , the false and hollow attentions of gay chamberers , show ...
... cause . He had married a woman , not wanting , perhaps , in the virtue on which all a wo- man's peculiar virtues are built , but otherwise worthless ; one to whom company , the false and hollow attentions of gay chamberers , show ...
Page xiii
... cause To human life , and household peace confound . " Book x . 873-908 . In handling this subject , it is easy to see he was personally con- cerned , so frequently and with such torturing eloquence does he pourtray domestic infelicity ...
... cause To human life , and household peace confound . " Book x . 873-908 . In handling this subject , it is easy to see he was personally con- cerned , so frequently and with such torturing eloquence does he pourtray domestic infelicity ...
Page xxiii
... cause , all attempts at recom- mending them to the public must prove fruitless , since their tone can never be lowered , nor can the intellect of the generality ever be raised to the relish of compositions , which , according to this ...
... cause , all attempts at recom- mending them to the public must prove fruitless , since their tone can never be lowered , nor can the intellect of the generality ever be raised to the relish of compositions , which , according to this ...
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