The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, Volume 1 |
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... moral hydrophobia within . Pleasant to see an im - puritan of this stamp holding his nose , lest the wind should come between an honest scavenger and his gentility , while his own character stinks in the public nos- trils . Oh , if the ...
... moral hydrophobia within . Pleasant to see an im - puritan of this stamp holding his nose , lest the wind should come between an honest scavenger and his gentility , while his own character stinks in the public nos- trils . Oh , if the ...
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... moral power , or , in other words , leaning towards republicanism , seems to be the form of government most appropriate for a civilized and enlightened nation in the nineteenth century . The greatest strength should be at the base , not ...
... moral power , or , in other words , leaning towards republicanism , seems to be the form of government most appropriate for a civilized and enlightened nation in the nineteenth century . The greatest strength should be at the base , not ...
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... moral charac- ter , because he is not the basest profligate in existence . We claim praise for not having pushed our vices farther , but we feel no shame for having carried them so far ; as if there were a positive merit in sinning ...
... moral charac- ter , because he is not the basest profligate in existence . We claim praise for not having pushed our vices farther , but we feel no shame for having carried them so far ; as if there were a positive merit in sinning ...
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... moral warnings without sup- posing any special deviation from the laws of nature . There is a Providence ever watching over the destinies of mankind , but we should not the less on that account observe the maxim of Horace - Nec Deus ...
... moral warnings without sup- posing any special deviation from the laws of nature . There is a Providence ever watching over the destinies of mankind , but we should not the less on that account observe the maxim of Horace - Nec Deus ...
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... moral combination that produces a superior performer , as will at once appear if we compare the best amateur , with a second or even a third rate professional actor . What miserable mummery are pri- vate theatricals ! At those given ...
... moral combination that produces a superior performer , as will at once appear if we compare the best amateur , with a second or even a third rate professional actor . What miserable mummery are pri- vate theatricals ! At those given ...
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