The Listener, Volume 1James Nisbet, 1830 - Education |
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... wrong , and in the enjoyment of the music , give no heed to the meaning of the words : but that is not the less a danger , to which we are insensible ; and custom has gone far indeed to do its work of mischief , if THE LISTENER . 7.
... wrong , and in the enjoyment of the music , give no heed to the meaning of the words : but that is not the less a danger , to which we are insensible ; and custom has gone far indeed to do its work of mischief , if THE LISTENER . 7.
Page 13
... wrong side , and the trimming at the edge is too broad . It is very tiresome to spend all one's life in altering things we pay so much for . " " I wish , " said a little girl at the end of the table , " that I might work some trimmings ...
... wrong side , and the trimming at the edge is too broad . It is very tiresome to spend all one's life in altering things we pay so much for . " " I wish , " said a little girl at the end of the table , " that I might work some trimmings ...
Page 19
... wrong one , makes them fear to be thought ostentatious - while the real difficulty of expressing themselves from want of being accus- tomed to it , a difficulty their indolence would rather keep than make an effort to subdue , prevents ...
... wrong one , makes them fear to be thought ostentatious - while the real difficulty of expressing themselves from want of being accus- tomed to it , a difficulty their indolence would rather keep than make an effort to subdue , prevents ...
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... wrong cultivation : there is this only difference : that while other powers lie dormant from neglect , these will be in action whe- ther cultivated or not , and if we do not direct them to the right , will most certainly expend ...
... wrong cultivation : there is this only difference : that while other powers lie dormant from neglect , these will be in action whe- ther cultivated or not , and if we do not direct them to the right , will most certainly expend ...
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... wrong , and a laugh had become the price current for a lie . These lies , perhaps , were not meant to injure - but every falsehood may injure , whatever be intended . Anna at first gave pain without knowing it . But she could not stop ...
... wrong , and a laugh had become the price current for a lie . These lies , perhaps , were not meant to injure - but every falsehood may injure , whatever be intended . Anna at first gave pain without knowing it . But she could not stop ...
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