... degraded rather than exalted by an attempt to reward virtue with temporal prosperity. Such is not the recompense which providence has deemed worthy of suffering merit ; and it is a dangerous and fatal doctrine to teach young persons, the most common... The New-York Review - Page 1661840Full view - About this book
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1832 - 824 pages
...and it is a dangerous and fatal doctrine to teach young persons, the most common readers of romance, that rectitude of conduct and of principle are either...wealth, greatness, rank, or the indulgence of such a rashly-formed or ill-assorted passion as that of Rebecca for Ivanhoe, the reader will be apt to say,... | |
| 1843 - 376 pages
...deemed worthy of suffering merit ; and it is a dangerous and fatal doctrine, to teach young persons that rectitude of conduct and of principle are either...character is dismissed with temporal wealth, greatness, Sec. the reader will be apt to say, ' virtue has had its reward.' — Sir Walter Scott't Preface to... | |
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 472 pages
...teach young persons, the most common readers of romance, that rectitude of conduct and of principle is either naturally allied with, or adequately rewarded...rank, or the indulgence of such a rashly formed or ill-assorted passion as that of Rebecca for Ivanhoe, the reader will be apt to say, verily Virtue has... | |
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 474 pages
...teach young persons, the most common readers of romance, that rectitude of conduct and of principle is either naturally allied with, or adequately rewarded...rank, or the indulgence of such a rashly formed or ill-assorted passion as that of Rebecca for Ivanhoe, the reader will be apt to say, verily Virtue has... | |
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1833 - 850 pages
...persons, the most common readers of romance, that rectitude of conduct and of principle are cither naturally allied with, or adequately rewarded by,...wealth, greatness, rank, or the indulgence of such a rashly-formed or ill-assorted passion as that of Rebecca for Ivanboe, the reader will be apt to say,... | |
| John McVickar - 1833 - 92 pages
...dangerous and fatal doctrine to teach young persons, that rectitude of conduct and of principle, is either naturally allied with, or adequately rewarded...gratification of our passions, or attainment of our wishes. A glance at the great picture of life, will show, that the duties of self-denial, and the sacrifice... | |
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 852 pages
...teach young persons, tho most common readers of romance, that rectitude of conduct and of principle am either naturally allied with, or adequately rewarded...gratification of our passions, or attainment of our wietieg. In a word, if u virtuoux and self-denied character is diftxniMed with temporal wealth, grcntncst),... | |
| Harriet Martineau - 1836 - 378 pages
...and it is a dangerous and fatal doctrine to teach young persons, the most common readers of romance, that rectitude of conduct and of principle are either...rank, or the indulgence of such a rashly formed or ill-assorted passion as that of Rebecca for Ivanhoe, the reader will be apt to say, Verily, virtue... | |
| Walter Scott - 1836 - 576 pages
...and it is a dangerous and fatal doctrine to teach young persons, the most common readers of romance, that rectitude of conduct and of principle are either...attainment of our wishes. In a word, if a virtuous and self1 VOL. I. denied character is dismissed with temporal wealth, greatness, rank, or the indulgence... | |
| 1837 - 598 pages
...and it is a dangerous and fatal doctrine to teach young persons, the most common readers of romance, that rectitude of conduct and of principle are either...wealth, greatness, rank, or the indulgence of such a rashly-formed or ill-assorted passion as that of Rebecca for Ivanhoe, the reader will be apt to say,... | |
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