Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 |
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test of truth ; viz . that it does not contain or attempt a formal proof of it , but owes its power of conviction to the bare suggestion of it , so that if the thing when once hinted is not clear in itself , the satire fails of its ...
test of truth ; viz . that it does not contain or attempt a formal proof of it , but owes its power of conviction to the bare suggestion of it , so that if the thing when once hinted is not clear in itself , the satire fails of its ...
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It will not do to consider all truth or good as reflection of our own pampered and inordinate self - love ; to resolve the solid fabric of the universe into an essence of Della - Cruscan witticism and cunceit .
It will not do to consider all truth or good as reflection of our own pampered and inordinate self - love ; to resolve the solid fabric of the universe into an essence of Della - Cruscan witticism and cunceit .
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The question is not whether he brought certain truths equally home to us , but how much nearer he brought them than ... understandings the measure of truth , and supposing that whatever they do not distinctly perceive , is nothing .
The question is not whether he brought certain truths equally home to us , but how much nearer he brought them than ... understandings the measure of truth , and supposing that whatever they do not distinctly perceive , is nothing .
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On the Love of the Country | 3 |
On the Ignorance of the Learned | 13 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
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admiration appearance beauty become better called character circumstances common conversation critic death delight effect English equally expect expression face fancy feeling French friends genius give 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 seen sense side sort sound speak spirit stand style supposed talk taste things thought tion true truth turn understanding virtue whole wish write