 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1777 - 590 pages
...arifes from reflection on our own failings and wants; and from jult views of the condition, and the duty of man. It is native feeling, heightened and...is the heart which eafily relents; which feels for everything that is human; and it backward and flow to inflict the leaft wound. It is affable in its... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1777 - 584 pages
...arifes from reflection on our own failings and wants ; and from ju-1 views of the condition, and the duty of man. It is native feeling, heightened and improved by principle. It is the heart which eali I y relents; which feels for every thing that is human ; and is backward and (low to inflidl the... | |
 | Thomas Percival - Moral education - 1781 - 106 pages
...arifes from refleftion on our own failures and " wants ; and from juft views of the condition ajid " the duty of man. It is native feeling^ heightened, " and...thing that is " human ; and is backward and flow to inflift the " leaft wound. It is affable in its addrefs, and mild " in its demeanour ; ever ready to... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Presbyterian Church - 1784 - 298 pages
...arifes from reflection on our own failings and wants; and from juft views of the condition, and the duty of man. It is native feeling, heightened and improved by principle. It is the heart which eafilv relents ; which feels for every thing that is human ; and is backward and flow to inftict the... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 584 pages
...It arises from reflection on our feelings and wants, and from just views of the condition, and the duty of man. It is native feeling, heightened and improved by principle. It is the heart which easily relents, which feels for every thing that is human, and is backward and slow to inflict the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 610 pages
...duty of man. It is native feeling, heightened and improved by principle. It is the heart which easily relents, which feels for every thing that is human, and is backward and slow to inflict the least wound. It is affable in its address, and mild in its demeanour; ever ready... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...arifes from reflection on our own failings and wants; and from juft views of the condition, and the duty of man. It is native feeling, heightened and...is human ; and is backward and flow to inflict the leafl wound. It is affable in its addrefs, and mild in its demeanour; ever ready to oblige, and willing... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Presbyterian Church - 1802 - 510 pages
...duty of man. It is native feeling, heightened and improved by principle. It is the heart which eafJy relents ; which feels for every thing that is human...wound. It is affable in its addrefs, and mild in its demeanor ; ever ready to oblige, and willing to be obliged by others ; breathing habitual kindnefs... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...arifes from reflection on our own failings and wants ; and from ju(V views of the condition, and the duty of man It is native feeling, heightened and improved...which eafily. relents ; which feels for every thing thai is human ; and is back- • ward and flow to inflifl the leaft wound. It is affable-iff its addrefs,... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - Anecdotes - 1809 - 234 pages
...arise^ from reflection on our own failings and wants, and from just views of the condition and the duty of man. It is native feeling, heightened and improved by principle. It is the heart which easily relents ; which feels for every thing that is human, and is backward and slow to inflict the... | |
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True gentleness is founded on a sense of what we owe to HIM who made us, and to the common nature of which we all share. It arises from reflection on our own failings and wants; and from just views of the condition, and the duty of man. 
