I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character. The Subject of such a commanding passion wonders, if indeed he were at leisure to wonder, at the persons who pretend to attach importance to an object which they make none but the most languid... Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Page 2451806Full view - About this book
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 788 pages
...it infallibly creates, where it exists in great force, that active ardent constancy which I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character. The...constrained into the service of the favourite cause by this mighty passion, which sweeps away as it advances all the trivial objections and little opposing motives,... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 796 pages
...force, that active ardent constancy which I describe as a Capital feature of the decisive eharacter. The subject of such a commanding passion wonders,...constrained into the service of the favourite cause by this mighty passion, whkh sweeps away as it advances all the trivial objections and little opposing motives,... | |
| David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...it infallibly creates, where it exists in great force, that active ardent constancy which I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character. The...importance to an object which they make none but the Tnost languid efforts to secure. The utmost powers of the man are constrained into the service of the... | |
| John Foster - Autobiography - 1807 - 402 pages
...infallibly creates, where it exists in great force, that active, ardent constancy, which I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character. The...service of the favourite Cause by this passion which sweeps away, as it advances, all the trivial objections and little opposing motives, and seems almost... | |
| John Foster - Autobiography - 1811 - 484 pages
...infallibly creates, where it exists in great force, that active ardent constancy, which I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character^ The...constrained into the service of the favourite Cause by this paasion, which sweeps away, as it advances, all the trivial ob-. jections and little opposing motives,... | |
| 1824 - 448 pages
...infallibly creates, where it exists inr great force, that active and ardent constancy, which I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character. The...constrained into the service of the favourite CAUSE by his passion, which sweeps away, as it advances, all the trivial objections and little opposing motives,... | |
| 724 pages
...that Mr.Foster's elegant description of the decided man graphically delineates Dr. Morrison's mental character. " The subject of such a commanding passion...service of the favourite cause by this passion, which sweeps away, as it advances, all the trivial objections and little opposing motives, and seems to open... | |
| John Foster - Autobiography - 1826 - 290 pages
...infallibly creates, where it exists in great force, that active ardent constancy, which I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character. The...service of the favourite Cause by this passion, which sweeps away, as it advances, all the trivial objections and little opposing motives, and seems almost... | |
| John Foster - Character - 1830 - 116 pages
...infallibly creates, where it exists in great force, that active ardent constancy, which I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character. The...of the man are constrained into the service of the favorite cause by this passion, which sweeps away, as it advances, all the trivial objections and little... | |
| John Foster - Autobiography - 1833 - 324 pages
...ardent constancy, which I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character. The Subject of snch a commanding passion wonders, if indeed he were at...service of the favourite Cause by this passion, which sweeps away, as it advances, ell the trivial objections and little opposing motives, and seems almost... | |
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