| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1810 - 702 pages
...connected with danger: their dread of abuses is so much stronger than their admiration of uses, that they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder, and printing, to be freed from rubbers, incendiaries and libels. It is true, tl.«t every increase of knowledge may possibiy render... | |
| 1810 - 578 pages
...with danger : their dread of abuses is so much stronger than their admiration of uses, that they they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder,...increase the strength of virtue. It is in itself only poxrer ; and its value depends on its application. But, trust to the natural love of good where there... | |
| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...connected with danger. Their dread of abuses is so much stronger than their admiration f uses, that they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder,...natural love of good where there is no temptation to be bad: it operates no where more forcibly than in education. No man, whether he be tutor, guardian,... | |
| William Marrat, Pishey Thompson - 1812 - 488 pages
...with danger : their dread of abuses is so much stronger than their admiration of uses — that they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder,...natural love of good, where there is no temptation to be bad —it operates no where more forcibly than in education. No man, whether he be tutor, guardian,... | |
| Allison Wrifford - School management and organization - 1831 - 198 pages
...connected with danger: their dread of abuses is so much stronger than their admiration of uses, that they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder,...value depends on its application. But, trust to the natu" In short, and to recapitulate the main points upon which we have insisted.—Why the disproportion... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 pages
...connected with danger: their dread of abuses is so much stronger than their admiration of uses, that they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder,...natural love of good where there is no temptation to be bad — it operates nowhere more forcibly than in education. No man, whether he be tutor, guardian,... | |
| Sydney Smith - English literature - 1844 - 348 pages
...connected with danger : their dread of abuses is so much stronger than their admiration of uses, that they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder,...render depravity more depraved, as well as it may mcrease the strength of virtue. It is in itself only power ; and its value depends on its application.... | |
| Sydney Smith - English literature - 1844 - 348 pages
...connected with danger : their dread of abuses is so much stronger than their admiration of uses, that they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder,...printing, to be freed from robbers, incendiaries, and libel*. It is true, .that every increase of knowledge mav possibly render depravity more depraved,... | |
| Sydney Smith - English literature - 1845 - 530 pages
...connected with danger : their dread of abuses ia so much stronger than their admiration of uses, that they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder,...well as it may increase the strength of virtue. It isin itself only power ; and its value depends on its application. But, trust to the natural love of... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1846 - 368 pages
...connected with danger : their dread of abuses is so much rtronger than their admiration of uses, that they would cheerfully give up the use of fire, gunpowder,...printing, to be freed from robbers, incendiaries, Tul libels. It is true, that every increase of knowledge may possibly render depravity more depraved,... | |
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