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The Spectator, Volume 4

1738 - 310 pages
...refent Offence* »gainft their Virtue, lefs than thofe againft their Underflanding. An Author fhall write as if he thought there was not one Man of Honour or Woman of ChafUty in the Houfe, and come off with Applaufe : For an Infult upon all the Ten Commandments, with...
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The Spectator, Volume 4

1778 - 336 pages
...refent offences againft their virtue, lefs than thofe againft their underftanding. An author fhall write as if he thought there was not one man of honour or woman of chaftity in the houfe, and come off with applaufe : for an infult upon all the ten commandments with...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...refent offences againft their virtue, lefs than thole againri their undei ihindmg. An author (hall write as if he thought there was not one man of honour or woman of chaftlty in the houic, and come off with applaufe:. for an inliilt upon all the-ten commandments with...
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Select British Classics, Volume 14

English literature - 1803 - 372 pages
...evil aria^L from this one corruption of mind, that makes mmr resent offences against their virtue, less than those against their understanding. An author...little critics, is not so bad as the breach of an unity of time and place. Half wits do not apprehend the miseries that must necessarily flow from degeneracy...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 412 pages
...evil arises from this one corruption of mind, that makes men resent offences against their virtue, less than those against their understanding. An author...little critics is not so bad as the breach of an unity of time and place. Half wits do not apprehend the miseries that must necessarily flow from a degeneracy...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 304 pages
...evil arises-frora this one corruption of mind, thaj makes men resent offences against their virtue, less than those against their understanding. An author...little critics is not so bad as the breach of an unity of time and place. Halfwits do not apprehend the miseries that must necessarily flow from a degeneracy...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 302 pages
...evil arises from this one corruption of mind, that makes men resent offences against their virtue, less than those against their understanding. An author...honour or woman of chastity in the house, and come oft' with applause: for an insult upon all the ten commandments with the little critics is not so bad...
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The British Essayists, Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 304 pages
...evil arises from this one corruption of mind, that makes men resent offences against their virtue, less than those against their understanding. An author...one man of honour or woman of chastity in the house, imd come off with applause: for an insult upon all the ten commandment* with the little critics is...
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The Spectator, Volume 5

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1810 - 590 pages
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The Spectator, Volume 5

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 348 pages
...this evil arises from this one corruption of mind, that makes men resent offences against their virtue less than those against their understanding. An author...shall write as if he thought there was not one man of honor or woman of chastity in the house, and come off with applause ; for an insult upon all the ten...
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