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" 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 245
1806
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

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,...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

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,...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

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...
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Essays in a Series of Letters to a Friend on ...: I ... A Man's Writing ...

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...
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Essays in a Series of Letters to a Friend ..., Volumes 1-2

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,...
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The Evangelical rambler [by T. East]., Volume 2

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,...
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The Congregational magazine [formerly The London Christian ..., Volume 2

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...
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Essays in a Series of Letters on the Following Subjects: On a Man's Writing ...

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...
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Essay on Decision of Character

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...
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Essays in a Series of Letters

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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