 | Vicesimus Knox - 1803 - 332 páginas
...rather than improve the mind; and of its malignant influence on morals, they complain, that it has often introduced a false refinement, incompatible...piety and genuine virtue. With respect to its literary ill consequences, it may be said, that though it produces to the world an infinite number of worthless... | |
 | Isaiah Thomas - 1810 - 508 páginas
...malignant influence on morals they complain, that it has often introduced a false refinement, incompatable with the simplicity of primitive piety and genuine virtue. With respect to its literary ill consequences, it may be said that though it produces to the world an infinite number of worthless... | |
 | 1823 - 872 páginas
...rather than improve the mind ; and of its malignant influence on morals, they complain, that it has often introduced a false refinement, incompatible...piety and genuine virtue. With respect to its literary ill consequences, it may be said, that though it produces to the •world an infinite number of worthless... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 432 páginas
...rather than improve the mind ; and of its malignant influence on morals, they complain, that it has often introduced a false refinement, incompatible...piety and genuine virtue. With respect to its literary ill consequence, it may be said, that though it produces to the world an infinite number of worthless... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 328 páginas
...of its malignant influence on morals, they complain, that it has often introduced a false refmement incompatible with the simplicity of primitive piety and genuine virtue. With respect to its literary ill consequence, it may be said, that though it produces to the world an infinite number of worthless... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 612 páginas
...rather than improve the mind ; and of its malignant influence on morals, they complain, that it has often introduced a false refinement, incompatible...piety and genuine virtue. With respect to its literary ill consequences, it may be said, that though it produces to the world an infinite number of worthless... | |
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... gunpowder, it had not yet been brought to light. Of its effects on literature, they assert, that it has increased the number of books, till they distract, rather than improve the mind ; and of its malignant influence on morals, they complain, that... 