Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious Narratives, with Observations on Some of the Most EminentMundell, 1805 - 174 strán (strany) |
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Strana 6
... represent fiction as a very eligible substi- tute . For the resemblance which it bears to truth can hardly ever be so exact , as that truth itself must not still be preferable . However well executed , it can never be re- ferred to by ...
... represent fiction as a very eligible substi- tute . For the resemblance which it bears to truth can hardly ever be so exact , as that truth itself must not still be preferable . However well executed , it can never be re- ferred to by ...
Strana 13
... the actual course of events , that we can trace with certainty that connection , which , even in this world , exists between virtue . and happiness . Now , fiction either does , or does not , represent this course as 13 .
... the actual course of events , that we can trace with certainty that connection , which , even in this world , exists between virtue . and happiness . Now , fiction either does , or does not , represent this course as 13 .
Strana 14
... represent this course as more favourable to virtue than it really is . On the former supposition , it tends to raise expectations , of which a little acquaintance with the world will quickly shew the fallacy . The disappointment which ...
... represent this course as more favourable to virtue than it really is . On the former supposition , it tends to raise expectations , of which a little acquaintance with the world will quickly shew the fallacy . The disappointment which ...
Strana 25
... it ought to be general , and to run through the whole character . To represent a striking failure in some particular virtue , is productive of bad effects which have been B repeatedly pointed out . If , however , ac- cording 25.
... it ought to be general , and to run through the whole character . To represent a striking failure in some particular virtue , is productive of bad effects which have been B repeatedly pointed out . If , however , ac- cording 25.
Strana 33
... perhaps , not one which a wise man would wish very much to encou- rage . Yet , to represent a great deficiency in this particular would be whimsical , and could not B 5 99 Number of characters Beauty Intellectual endowments Rank and ...
... perhaps , not one which a wise man would wish very much to encou- rage . Yet , to represent a great deficiency in this particular would be whimsical , and could not B 5 99 Number of characters Beauty Intellectual endowments Rank and ...
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Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Úplné zobrazenie - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Úplné zobrazenie - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Úplné zobrazenie - 1805 |
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