Village Conversations, Or The Vicar's Fireside, Volume 3Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1817 |
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... desire of sup- plying the necessities of his body , or of promoting the gratifications of his mind . The energy of his actions depend upon the ardency of his desires ; his desires are inspired by his perceptions of good , and regulated ...
... desire of sup- plying the necessities of his body , or of promoting the gratifications of his mind . The energy of his actions depend upon the ardency of his desires ; his desires are inspired by his perceptions of good , and regulated ...
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... desires and aver- sions ; desires originate from the idea of good , aversions from the apprehension of evil . Our sensations and opinions inspire our conceptions of good , and produce our notions of evil . The actions of men , ' said ...
... desires and aver- sions ; desires originate from the idea of good , aversions from the apprehension of evil . Our sensations and opinions inspire our conceptions of good , and produce our notions of evil . The actions of men , ' said ...
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... desire of well - being , and the energies of self- love . These , so to speak , enter into an argu- ment with the causes : a process of reasoning takes place , a decision of judgment is formed , and that judgment it is that directs the ...
... desire of well - being , and the energies of self- love . These , so to speak , enter into an argu- ment with the causes : a process of reasoning takes place , a decision of judgment is formed , and that judgment it is that directs the ...
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... desire to increase our own separate interest , unconnected with the good of others , is totally in opposition to the prevalence of the benevolent propensities , and to the best feelings of a liberal and enlarged mind . * " ' Though ...
... desire to increase our own separate interest , unconnected with the good of others , is totally in opposition to the prevalence of the benevolent propensities , and to the best feelings of a liberal and enlarged mind . * " ' Though ...
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... desire of self - gratification . ' Therefore enlarge- ment , elevation and refinement of mind , are es- sentially connected with this sublime spring of action . Benevolence , said the Vicar , is the divine principle of Love , animating ...
... desire of self - gratification . ' Therefore enlarge- ment , elevation and refinement of mind , are es- sentially connected with this sublime spring of action . Benevolence , said the Vicar , is the divine principle of Love , animating ...
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