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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Page 530
by Dugald Stewart - 1792 - 1687 pages
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The analogy of religion, natural and revealed, to the constitution and ...

Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 pages
...and drawing fine Pictures, of it ; this is fo far from neceflarily or certainly conducing to form an Habit of it, in him who thus employs himfelf ; that...Courfe, and render it gradually more infenfible, ie form an Habit of In fen fibility, to all moral Confiderations. For, from our very Faculty of Habits, paffive...
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The Analogy Or Religion Natural and Revealed to the Constitution and Course ...

Joseph Butler - 1765 - 488 pages
...and drawing fine Pictures, of it ; this is Ib far from neceflarily or certainly conducing to form an Habit of it, in him who thus employs himfelf; that...contrary Courfe, and render it gradually more infenfible, /. e. form an Habit of Infenfibility, to all moral Confiderations. For, from our very Faculty of Habits,...
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Essays on Some of the Peculiarities of the Christian Religion

Richard Whately - 1825 - 314 pages
...one's thoughts— talking well—and drawing fine pictures of it—this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and form a habit of insensibility to all...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 25

1826 - 606 pages
...virtue in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawingJinepictures of it,—this is so tar from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and form a habit of insensibility to all...
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The British Critic: A New Review, Volume 1

1814 - 684 pages
...in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and render it gradually more insensible...
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The Excellency of the Female Character Vindicated: Being an Investigation ...

Thomas Branagan - 1828 - 298 pages
...one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing Jine pictures of it, — this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and form a habit of. insensibility to all...
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Elements of the philosophy of the human mind

Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 482 pages
...in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and render it gradually more insensible...
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Sydenham: Or, Memoirs of a Man of the World ...

W. Massie - 1833 - 228 pages
...in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and render it gradually more insensible...
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The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and ...

Joseph Butler - 1834 - 408 pages
...in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures, of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it, in him who thus employs himself; that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and render it gradually more insensible,...
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Sermons. To which is prefixed, a biogr. memoir [signed P.].

John Johnston - 1834 - 582 pages
...in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and render it gradually more insensible,...
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