... and we condemn, as fit objects are successively held up to the mind: the affections are, as It were, drawn out into the field : they learn their exercise in a mock fight, and are trained for the service of virtue. The British Essayists: The Adventurer - Page 97by Alexander Chalmers - 1802Full view - About this book
| 1785 - 772 pages
...emulate, and we honour or love ; we deleft, we defpife, and we condemn, as fitobjecls are fucceffively held up to the mind: the affections are, as it were, drawn out into the field; they learn their exercife in a mock fight, and are trained for the fervice of wrue. Fails, as they are mod perfectly... | |
| British essayists - 1823 - 686 pages
...ratiocination, and the precept becomes more forcible and striking as it is connected with example. Precept gains only the cold approbation of reason, and compels an assent which judgement frequently yields with reluctance, even when delay is impossible ; but by example the passions... | |
| George Crabb - English language - 1826 - 768 pages
...allowing it. Some men give their nasty absent to propositions which they do not fully understand ; ' Precept gains only the cold approbation of reason, and compels an assent which judgement frequently yields with reluctance, even when delay is impossible. HAWKESWORTH. Some men give... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 906 pages
...Balurp Hall's Soliloquia. He ceased ; th' assembled warriors all assent, All but Atrides. Cumberland. Precept gains only the cold approbation of reason,...yields with reluctance, even when delay is impossible. Howkeneorth, The ROYAL ASSENT is the approbation given by the king in parliament, to a bill which has... | |
| George Frederick Graham, Henry Reed - English language - 1847 - 374 pages
...office, worthily sustained ! WORDSWORTH. * Thanksgiving Ode.'] Exercise. " Precept gains only the cold of reason, and compels an assent which judgment frequently...yields with reluctance even when delay is impossible." " There is a censor of justice and manners, without whose no capital sentences are to be executed."... | |
| George Frederick Graham - English language - 1849 - 380 pages
...office, worthily sustained ! WOBDSWOBTH. ' Thanksgiving Odt.'l Exercise. " Precept gains only the cold of reason, and compels an assent which judgment frequently yields with reluctance eveu when delay is impossible." " There is a censor of justice and manners, without whose no capital... | |
| George Frederick Graham, Henry Reed - English language - 1850 - 380 pages
...office, worthily sustained ! WORDSWORTH. ' Thonhegimng Ode.1 Exercise. " Precept gains only the cold of reason, and compels an assent which judgment frequently yields with reluctance even when delay is im> possible." " There is a censor of justice and manners, without whose no capital sentences are to... | |
| George Frederick Graham - 1857 - 372 pages
...office, worthily sustained ! WORDSWORTH. ' Thanksgiving Ode.'] Exercise. " Precept gains only the cold of reason, and compels an assent which judgment frequently yields with reluctance even when delay is impossihle." " There is a censor of justice and manners, without whose no capital sentences are to... | |
| H. B. Nisbet, Claude Rawson - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 978 pages
...According to John Hawkesworth, 'precept becomes more forcible and striking as it is connected with example. Precept gains only the cold approbation of reason,...impossible: but by example the passions are roused ... the affections are drawn out into the field: they learn their exercise in a mock fight, and are... | |
| Michael McKeon - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 972 pages
...According to John Hawkesworth, "precept becomes more forcible and striking as it is connected with example. Precept gains only the cold approbation of reason,...impossible: but by example the passions are roused . . . the affections are drawn out into the field: they learn their exercise in a mock fight, and are... | |
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