 ... happen of ourselves to like or dislike, we, for the most part, continue to applaud or condemn to our life's end. — So difficult is it to eradicate, in age, those sentiments imbibed in our youth. It is this fatal propensity, which binds, as it were,...  The Female Spectator - Page 105by Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1755Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1795 - 486 pages
...youth. It is this fatal propenfity which binds, M it were, our realem in chains, and will not Cuffer it to look abroad, or exert any of its powers : hence are our conceptions bounded ; our notions mc.iuly narrow ; our ideas, for the molt part, unjuft; and our judgment (hamefully led aftrav. The... | |
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...this fatal propenfity which binds, as it were, our reafon in chains, and will not fuffer it to lopk abroad, or exert any of its powers : — hence are...; — and our judgment fhamefully led aftray. The brightest rays of truth in vain fhinc out upon us, when prejudice has fhut our eyes againfl it : —... | |
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...binds, as it were, our reafon in chains, and will not fufrer it to look abroad, or exert any of it's powers : hence are our conceptions bounded ; our notions meanly narrow ; our ideas, for the mofl part, tinjuft; and our judgment fhamefully led aftray, Thebrightelt rays of truth in vain fliine... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 324 pages
...youth. It is this fatal propensity which bimjs as it were oar reason in chains, and will not suffer it to look abroad, or exert any of its powers. Hence...bounded; our notions meanly narrow; our ideas for the most ]>in I unjust ; and our judgment shamefully led astray. The brightest rays of truth in vain shine... | |
 | Rev. Thomas Cook (A.B.) - Letter writing - 1812 - 232 pages
...youth. It is this fatal propensity which binds, as it were, our reason in chains, and will not suffer it to look abroad, or exert any of its powers: hence are our conceptions bounded; — our notions mear.ly narrow; — our ideas, for the most part, unjust; and our judgment shamefull vied astray. The... | |
 | Letter writing - 1818 - 254 pages
...youth. It is this fatal propensity which binds, as It were, our reason in chains, and will not suffer it to look abroad, or exert any of its powers: Hence...bounded;— our notions meanly narrow ;—our ideas, for the most part, unjust; and ourjudgment shamefully led astray. The brightest rays of truth in vain shine... | |
 | Thomas Cooke (A.B.) - 1845 - 268 pages
...youth. It is this fatal propensity, which binds, as it were, our reason in chains, and will not suffer it to look abroad, or exert any of its powers ; hence...our notions meanly narrow ; — our ideas, for the most part, unjust ; — and our judgment shamefully led astray. The brightest rays of truth in vain... | |
 | Letter writing - 1867 - 230 pages
...youth. It is this fatal propensity which binds, as it were, our reason in chains, and will not suffer it to look abroad, or exert any of its powers : hence...our notions meanly narrow ; — our ideas, for the most part, unjust ; and our judgments shamefully led astray. The brightest rays of truth in vain shine... | |
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