The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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... sense ; for it can only expose to instantaneous contempt that which is condemned by public opinion , and is hostile to the common sense of mankind . Or to put it differently , it is the test of the quantity of truth that there is in our ...
... sense ; for it can only expose to instantaneous contempt that which is condemned by public opinion , and is hostile to the common sense of mankind . Or to put it differently , it is the test of the quantity of truth that there is in our ...
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... sense , of habit , of character , and passion , the serious and the comic , in a word , of nature , as it fell within his own observation , or came within the sphere of his actual experience ; but he had little power beyond that sphere ...
... sense , of habit , of character , and passion , the serious and the comic , in a word , of nature , as it fell within his own observation , or came within the sphere of his actual experience ; but he had little power beyond that sphere ...
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... sense , and a particle of its divine flame was lent to brighten and purify the lamp of love ! There have been persons who , being sceptics as to the divine mission of Christ , have taken an unaccountable prejudice to his doctrines , and ...
... sense , and a particle of its divine flame was lent to brighten and purify the lamp of love ! There have been persons who , being sceptics as to the divine mission of Christ , have taken an unaccountable prejudice to his doctrines , and ...
Contents
LECTURE I | 5 |
LECTURE II | 30 |
On Cowley Butler Suckling Etherege | 70 |
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