The Spectator, Volume 5George Atherton Aitken G. Routledge, 1898 - English essays |
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Page 26
... passion ; the greatest geniuses have commonly the strongest affec- tions , as , on the other hand , the weaker understand- ings have generally the weaker passions ; and ' tis fit the fury of the coursers should not be too great for the ...
... passion ; the greatest geniuses have commonly the strongest affec- tions , as , on the other hand , the weaker understand- ings have generally the weaker passions ; and ' tis fit the fury of the coursers should not be too great for the ...
Page 27
... passion , or to be hurried away with it , makes a man equally blind . The extraordinary severity used in most of our schools has this fatal effect , it breaks the spring of the mind , and most certainly destroys more good geniuses than ...
... passion , or to be hurried away with it , makes a man equally blind . The extraordinary severity used in most of our schools has this fatal effect , it breaks the spring of the mind , and most certainly destroys more good geniuses than ...
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... passionate man deserves the least indulgence im- aginable . It is said , it is soon over ; that is , all the mischief he ... passion is to him as contemptible as a froward child . ought to be the study of every man for his own quiet and ...
... passionate man deserves the least indulgence im- aginable . It is said , it is soon over ; that is , all the mischief he ... passion is to him as contemptible as a froward child . ought to be the study of every man for his own quiet and ...
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