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... moral principle was inculcated or enforced , their aim seeming to be rather to make us Presbyterians than good citizens . ✡欢 It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection . I wished to ...
... moral principle was inculcated or enforced , their aim seeming to be rather to make us Presbyterians than good citizens . ✡欢 It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection . I wished to ...
Page 384
... moral on the surface , staring one in the face ; they are enough to deter the squeamish reader . On the contrary , I have often hid my moral from sight , and disguised it as much as possible by sweets and spices , so that while the ...
... moral on the surface , staring one in the face ; they are enough to deter the squeamish reader . On the contrary , I have often hid my moral from sight , and disguised it as much as possible by sweets and spices , so that while the ...
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... moral sentence . The moral law lies at the centre of nature and radiates to the circumference . It is the pith and marrow of every substance , every relation , and every process . All things with which we deal , preach to us . What is a ...
... moral sentence . The moral law lies at the centre of nature and radiates to the circumference . It is the pith and marrow of every substance , every relation , and every process . All things with which we deal , preach to us . What is a ...
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The Literature of the Colonies and the Revolution | 3 |
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