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Page 47
... affections ; that the wise men of this world have not been examples of purity , and that millions have been regenerated under religious excitement , whose intellectual capacities were too weak to re- ceive or retain the rudiments of ...
... affections ; that the wise men of this world have not been examples of purity , and that millions have been regenerated under religious excitement , whose intellectual capacities were too weak to re- ceive or retain the rudiments of ...
Page 72
... affections are absent , there are no kind or amiable feelings left . No mercy , no charity , no love . In all these essential elements of mental and moral philosophy , the women far excel the men . They are not so morose , ava- ricious ...
... affections are absent , there are no kind or amiable feelings left . No mercy , no charity , no love . In all these essential elements of mental and moral philosophy , the women far excel the men . They are not so morose , ava- ricious ...
Page 91
... Affection - Mental power - Religion . " Miseries of Idleness . — In a commonwealth where there is no public enemy , there is likely civil wars , and they rage upon themselves ; this body of ours , when it is idle , and knows not how to ...
... Affection - Mental power - Religion . " Miseries of Idleness . — In a commonwealth where there is no public enemy , there is likely civil wars , and they rage upon themselves ; this body of ours , when it is idle , and knows not how to ...
Page 104
... affection , and grace . The Man is born without innate ideas . The rudiments of all knowledge are communicated to him by sensation . The mind derives knowledge from observation and experience . senses convey into the mind distinct ...
... affection , and grace . The Man is born without innate ideas . The rudiments of all knowledge are communicated to him by sensation . The mind derives knowledge from observation and experience . senses convey into the mind distinct ...
Page 106
... dogs will spell words and make numbers , with loose letters and figures . Dogs too are obviously influenced by affection , in which they display wonderful intelli- gence by acts of fidelity ; all of which is 106 MENTAL HAPPINESS .
... dogs will spell words and make numbers , with loose letters and figures . Dogs too are obviously influenced by affection , in which they display wonderful intelli- gence by acts of fidelity ; all of which is 106 MENTAL HAPPINESS .
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