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... habits . No body is made any thing by hearing of rules , or by laying them up in his memory ; practice must settle the habit of doing without reflecting on the rule . More immedi- ately relevant to Mansfield Park , however , is the ...
... habits . No body is made any thing by hearing of rules , or by laying them up in his memory ; practice must settle the habit of doing without reflecting on the rule . More immedi- ately relevant to Mansfield Park , however , is the ...
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... habits of superior efficacy " ( Life , II , 366 ) . When we examine Fanny Price in the light of this traditional lesson , we realize that her moral character is molded by habit as much as by recollection . From the time that she was ...
... habits of superior efficacy " ( Life , II , 366 ) . When we examine Fanny Price in the light of this traditional lesson , we realize that her moral character is molded by habit as much as by recollection . From the time that she was ...
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... habit , habit carried it " ( MP , 458 ) . " Habit prevails , " Samuel Johnson soberly reminds us ; " custom is commonly too strong for the most resolute resolver . " Fanny's relationship with Susan , then , can be seen only in the large ...
... habit , habit carried it " ( MP , 458 ) . " Habit prevails , " Samuel Johnson soberly reminds us ; " custom is commonly too strong for the most resolute resolver . " Fanny's relationship with Susan , then , can be seen only in the large ...
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