The Principles of Moral Science: Vol. 1Bell & Bradfute, 1805 - 520 páginas |
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... pursuit of the virtues which exalt and adorn the human character . And surely in no way can this recommendation be ren- dered more succesful than by prefixing to my book a name , which cannot fail to recal to the * memory of every ...
... pursuit of the virtues which exalt and adorn the human character . And surely in no way can this recommendation be ren- dered more succesful than by prefixing to my book a name , which cannot fail to recal to the * memory of every ...
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... PURSUIT . MORALITY is that branch of science which proposes to regulate the actions of men . The Science of Morals differs from every other science in this , that it is not occupied in the in- vestigation of what is , or of what ...
... PURSUIT . MORALITY is that branch of science which proposes to regulate the actions of men . The Science of Morals differs from every other science in this , that it is not occupied in the in- vestigation of what is , or of what ...
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... pursuit , or as the business of man in this world ? And , secondly By what means is this object to be attained ? or ... pursuit , must necessarily diminish the value of all our exertions : For , in the great business of life , if we set ...
... pursuit , or as the business of man in this world ? And , secondly By what means is this object to be attained ? or ... pursuit , must necessarily diminish the value of all our exertions : For , in the great business of life , if we set ...
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... pursuit of what is ultimately of no importance , will only render our conduct an exhibition of more strenuous and more consummate folly : Whereas , when engaged in attempting to obtain what is truly worthy of pursuit , we shall at least ...
... pursuit of what is ultimately of no importance , will only render our conduct an exhibition of more strenuous and more consummate folly : Whereas , when engaged in attempting to obtain what is truly worthy of pursuit , we shall at least ...
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... pursuit ought to be to promote the individual and general happiness of the human race . According to this system , therefore , that action is the best which produces , or has a ten- dency to produce , the greatest portion of felicity in ...
... pursuit ought to be to promote the individual and general happiness of the human race . According to this system , therefore , that action is the best which produces , or has a ten- dency to produce , the greatest portion of felicity in ...
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acquire actions activity afford animals appear appetites Aristotle arrangements attained attention avarice beautiful become Birmans Book of Job called cerned character conduct consequence consider consists constitution contrived degree Deity discernment Divine Divine Providence duce duty efforts enable energy enlightened evil excellence exer exertion existence feelings felicity gradually habit happiness Hence human mind human race important individual indolence intel intellectual improvement intelligence involuntary memory jects knowledge labour lence mankind manner means memory ment necessary neral never objects ourselves pain passions perceive perfection persons pleasing pleasure polygamy possess principle produce pursue qualities quire racter rational reason recollect regard religion render riches self-command sense sentiment skilful skill society spect speculative success suffering superstition Supreme Intelligence taste tendency things thought tion train of ideas truth understanding universe valuable viduals vigour virtue virtuous voluntary power weakness whole wisdom wise words
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Página 7 - My story being done, • She gave me for my pains a world of sighs : She swore, in faith, 'twas strange, 'twas passing strange, 'Twas pitiful, 'twas wondrous pitiful; She wish'd she had not heard it, yet she wish'd That heaven had made her such a man...
Página 6 - She'd come again, and with a greedy ear Devour up my discourse: which I, observing, Took once a pliant hour, and found good means To draw from her a prayer of earnest heart That. I would all my pilgrimage dilate...
Página 35 - The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Página 136 - Is aught so fair In all the dewy landscapes of the spring, In the bright eye of Hesper or the Morn, In Nature's fairest forms, is aught so fair As virtuous Friendship ? as the candid blush Of him who strives with fortune to be just ? The graceful tear that streams for others...
Página 35 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me : and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me : because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me ; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Página 6 - And portance in my travel's history; Wherein of antres vast and deserts idle, Rough quarries, rocks, and hills whose heads touch heaven, It was my hint to speak, — such was the process: And of the Cannibals that each other eat, The Anthropophagi, and men whose heads Do grow beneath their shoulders.
Página 34 - When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street, The young men saw me, and hid themselves : and the aged arose, and stood up.
Página 6 - To the very moment that he bade me tell it; Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field, Of hair-breadth 'scapes i...
Página 136 - Wheeling unshaken through the void immense ; And speak, O man ! does this capacious scene With half that kindling majesty dilate Thy strong conception, as when Brutus rose Refulgent from the stroke of Caesar's fate, Amid the crowd of patriots ; and his arm Aloft extending, like eternal Jove When guilt brings down the thunder, call'd aloud On Tully's name, and shook his crimson steel, And bade the father of his country hail ? For lo ! the tyrant prostrate on the dust, And Rome again is free...
Página 35 - But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?