| Jesse Torrey - 1819 - 252 pages
...faith, sincerity, decency and every other- virtue ; in short, to con- . tribute as. much as possible to their. improvement ; for . their ductile and uncorrupted mind is as ready to receive" good impressions as it is open to the seeds of vice, and f .may safely maintain that the degeneracy of mankind... | |
| John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...benevolence, faith, sincerity, decency, and every other virtue ; in short, to contribute as much as possible to their improvement; for their ductile and uncorrupted mind is as ready to receive good impressions as it is open to the seeds of vice, and I may safely maintain, that the degeneracy of mankind... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pages
...benevolence, faith, sincerity, decency and every other virtue ; in short, to con.tribute as much as possible to their improvement; for their ductile and uncorrupted mind is as ready to receive good impressions, as it is open to the seeds of vice, and I may safely maintain that the degeneracy of mankind... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 pages
...benevolence, faith, sincerity, decency and every other virtue ; in short, to contribute as much as possible to their improvement; for their ductile and uncorrupted mind is as ready to receive good impressions, as it is open to the seeds of vice, and I may safely maintain that the degeneracy of mankind... | |
| Adolf Freiherr von Knigge - 1895 - 418 pages
...benevolence, faith, fmcerity, decency and every other virtue ; in fhort, to contribute as much as poflible to their improvement ; for their ductile and uncorrupted...of mankind is greatly owing to the imprudence and inconficleration with which people of a maturer age deport themfelves in the pretence of children.... | |
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