Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious Narratives, with Observations on Some of the Most EminentMundell, 1805 - 174 páginas |
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... perfection , though not of attaining it . Yet even this , perhaps , cannot be assent- ed to , without great reserve . I suspect , that the powers of man are every way limited ; that absolute perfection is as much beyond his conception ...
... perfection , though not of attaining it . Yet even this , perhaps , cannot be assent- ed to , without great reserve . I suspect , that the powers of man are every way limited ; that absolute perfection is as much beyond his conception ...
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... perfection too much as a negative quality . They have been more anxious to render their heroes free from blame , than distinguished for active and virtuous exertion . Now , ne- gative virtue is no doubt of great import- ance in itself ...
... perfection too much as a negative quality . They have been more anxious to render their heroes free from blame , than distinguished for active and virtuous exertion . Now , ne- gative virtue is no doubt of great import- ance in itself ...
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... perfection of his nature ; and , in a work of this kind , it must be peculiarly ill calculated for interesting and affecting the reader . But , where the different faculties preserve their due proportions , and the situations are such ...
... perfection of his nature ; and , in a work of this kind , it must be peculiarly ill calculated for interesting and affecting the reader . But , where the different faculties preserve their due proportions , and the situations are such ...
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... perfection be be- yond our reach , there will be the less occa- sion for any intentional debasement . No doubt , the perfection here delineated ought not to be of a romantic and visionary nature . It must be adapted to the actual ...
... perfection be be- yond our reach , there will be the less occa- sion for any intentional debasement . No doubt , the perfection here delineated ought not to be of a romantic and visionary nature . It must be adapted to the actual ...
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... questions naturally arise , which I shall now proceed to examine in their order . And , first , -Is this perfection to be be- stowed alike , on all the characters that are introduced into the story . Shall the reader be transported -28.
... questions naturally arise , which I shall now proceed to examine in their order . And , first , -Is this perfection to be be- stowed alike , on all the characters that are introduced into the story . Shall the reader be transported -28.
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Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Vista completa - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Vista completa - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Vista completa - 1805 |
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