Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 |
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No one ever changes his character from the time he is two years old ; nay , I might say , from the time he is two hours old . We may , with instruction and opportunity , mend our manners , or else alter for the worse , - " as the flesh ...
No one ever changes his character from the time he is two years old ; nay , I might say , from the time he is two hours old . We may , with instruction and opportunity , mend our manners , or else alter for the worse , - " as the flesh ...
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They see character only in the bust , and have not room ( for the crowd ) to study it as a whole length , that is , as it exists in reality . But those who trace things to their source , and proceed from individuals to generals ...
They see character only in the bust , and have not room ( for the crowd ) to study it as a whole length , that is , as it exists in reality . But those who trace things to their source , and proceed from individuals to generals ...
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away from them , by degrees , all temptation to violate the limits of duty , and that the character grows to the cloth . We are afraid that this is not altogether the case . How little can be done in the way of extracting virtues or ...
away from them , by degrees , all temptation to violate the limits of duty , and that the character grows to the cloth . We are afraid that this is not altogether the case . How little can be done in the way of extracting virtues or ...
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On the Love of Life | 8 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
On Reading Old Books | 40 |
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admiration answer appearance asked beauty become better called character circumstances common conversation death delight effect equally existence expect expression face fancy fear feeling follow French friends genius give greater hand head hear heart hope human idea imagination impression instance interest keep knowledge laugh learned least leave less light live look manner matter means mind nature never object observation once opinion original ourselves pain painting pass passion perhaps person picture play pleasure poet poetry present principle question reason respect round seems sense side sometimes sort sound speak spirit stand striking style supposed talk taste things thought tion true truth turn understanding virtue whole wish write