The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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Page 23
... feel- ing . The subjects of real misfortune , they are easily wounded , and dread the approach of those who carry a speaking trumpet in one hand , to proclaim the gifts they have bestowed with the other , forgetting the in- junction of ...
... feel- ing . The subjects of real misfortune , they are easily wounded , and dread the approach of those who carry a speaking trumpet in one hand , to proclaim the gifts they have bestowed with the other , forgetting the in- junction of ...
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... feels , more deeply , his obligations as a protector , and nobly discharges them . A social compact is thus formed , and becomes one of the links of the great chain that forms a society , which increases to a state , and finally to a ...
... feels , more deeply , his obligations as a protector , and nobly discharges them . A social compact is thus formed , and becomes one of the links of the great chain that forms a society , which increases to a state , and finally to a ...
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... feeling should be judiciously suppress- ed , at least , until the children arrive at their majority ; and by some discreet fathers , is first exhibited in their wills . The education of children should commence in the nursery , and the ...
... feeling should be judiciously suppress- ed , at least , until the children arrive at their majority ; and by some discreet fathers , is first exhibited in their wills . The education of children should commence in the nursery , and the ...
Page 33
... feel their importance as human beings , without inflaming their pride . Teach them the duties they owe to their parents , their teach- ers , their fellows , their country , and their God . Treat their inquisitiveness with patience and ...
... feel their importance as human beings , without inflaming their pride . Teach them the duties they owe to their parents , their teach- ers , their fellows , their country , and their God . Treat their inquisitiveness with patience and ...
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... feel as deep an interest in his prosperity and happiness as she should , and does , if worthy to be a wife . Children should yield implicit obedience to D parents , and even manhood should not place them above CONDESCENSION . 37.
... feel as deep an interest in his prosperity and happiness as she should , and does , if worthy to be a wife . Children should yield implicit obedience to D parents , and even manhood should not place them above CONDESCENSION . 37.
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