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... moral advice ; which is to turn inwards on one's own moral resources . If society corrupts , then retreat from others will purify the self . The idea is first found in no . 7 which recommends that ' we weaken the temptations of the ...
... moral advice ; which is to turn inwards on one's own moral resources . If society corrupts , then retreat from others will purify the self . The idea is first found in no . 7 which recommends that ' we weaken the temptations of the ...
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... moral advice , to know oneself and to reform . He argues that few have the moral energy to do so , preferring an inert ' plunge into the current of life ' ; but that even those who make the attempt at resolution are defeated by the ...
... moral advice , to know oneself and to reform . He argues that few have the moral energy to do so , preferring an inert ' plunge into the current of life ' ; but that even those who make the attempt at resolution are defeated by the ...
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... moral correctness ; refinement of writing with refinement of morals or manners . Certainly , in the Shakespeare Preface , Shakespeare's neglect of an overt moral purpose is seen as simply one aspect of a general technical negligence ...
... moral correctness ; refinement of writing with refinement of morals or manners . Certainly , in the Shakespeare Preface , Shakespeare's neglect of an overt moral purpose is seen as simply one aspect of a general technical negligence ...
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surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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