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... true that virtue was so hard to attain that it was the prized possession of a small élite ? Was it really true that all noble qualities could be fostered only in aristocratic surroundings ? There are who think that strong affection ...
... true that virtue was so hard to attain that it was the prized possession of a small élite ? Was it really true that all noble qualities could be fostered only in aristocratic surroundings ? There are who think that strong affection ...
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... true that Descartes ' physics were overthrown by Newton , and his meta- physics by Locke , and Locke's philosophy was for the most part given a materialist interpretation in the eighteenth century . When he was answered , the answer ...
... true that Descartes ' physics were overthrown by Newton , and his meta- physics by Locke , and Locke's philosophy was for the most part given a materialist interpretation in the eighteenth century . When he was answered , the answer ...
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... true religion , in which hypocrisy and an outward show of respectability passed for true morality . ' In these days ' , Byron wrote , ' the grand primum mobile of England is cant ; cant political , cant poetical , cant religious , cant ...
... true religion , in which hypocrisy and an outward show of respectability passed for true morality . ' In these days ' , Byron wrote , ' the grand primum mobile of England is cant ; cant political , cant poetical , cant religious , cant ...
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Contents Acknowledgements 6 | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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