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We entered these sprightly scenes , perhaps , with a strong remaining tincture of
that devout spirit which the public worship had infused into the mind . But have
we not felt it gradually diminish ? Have not our powers of resistance grown ...
We entered these sprightly scenes , perhaps , with a strong remaining tincture of
that devout spirit which the public worship had infused into the mind . But have
we not felt it gradually diminish ? Have not our powers of resistance grown ...
Page 164
Of late , some authors have arranged the whole furniture of the mind into
sensations , resensations , and prosensations . This is equally simple and
comprehensive ; and the more philosophical that it does not pretend to shew the
manner in ...
Of late , some authors have arranged the whole furniture of the mind into
sensations , resensations , and prosensations . This is equally simple and
comprehensive ; and the more philosophical that it does not pretend to shew the
manner in ...
Page 213
A person thus employed , in arranging and investigating subjects of the highest
importance to mankind it is no great wonder that , while objects of such
magnitude were before his view , his capacious mind should sometimes not
attend , with ...
A person thus employed , in arranging and investigating subjects of the highest
importance to mankind it is no great wonder that , while objects of such
magnitude were before his view , his capacious mind should sometimes not
attend , with ...
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Contents
Incidents illustrated 14 DRAMATIC | 17 |
Characters No I A Sailor 22 Modern Writers and Modern Taste 47 | 23 |
Doveridge or the Monster 27 To Mrs Herbert Croft 52 | 33 |
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