...remarked by our author, that, ' By far the greater part of the opinions on which we aft in life, are not the refult of our own inveftigations ; but are adopted...in infancy and youth, upon the authority of others. Even the grca,t principles of morality, although implanted in every heart, are commonly aided and chenfhed,...

...opinions on which " we aft in life, are not (fays Stewart) the " refult of our own investigations; but " are adopted implicitly in infancy and " youth,...fpeculative " abfurdity, or an erroneous principle of " aftion, recommended and enforced daily " by the fame voice which firft conveyed " to it thofe fimple...

...as to acquire over it an influence not inferior to that of the moft incontrovertible truths. Yvrhen a child hears, either a fpeculative abfurdity, or...recommended and enforced daily, by the fame voice which firft conveyed to it thole fimple and fublime leflbns of morality and religion which are congenial...

...impreffions and affociations; By far the greater part of the opinions on which we a& in life, are not the refult of our own inveftigations ; but are adopted...in infancy and youth, upon the authority of others. Even the great principles of morality, although implanted in every heart, are commonly aided and cherimed,...

...belief; fo as to acquire over it an influence not inferior to that of the moft incontrovertible truths. When a child hears, either a fpeculative abfurdity,...erroneous principle of action, recommended and enforced daily,by thefamu voice which firft conveyed to it thofe fimple and fublime leffbns of morality and...

...greater part of the opinions on which we act in life, are not the result of our own investigations ; but are adopted implicitly, in infancy and youth, upon the authority of others. Even the great principles of morality, although implanted in every heart, are commonly aided and cherished,...

...the opinions, on which we act in life, are not (says Stewart) the result of our own investigations; but are adopted implicitly in infancy and youth, upon...the authority of others. When a child hears either a speculative absurdity, or an erroneous principle of action, recommended and enforced daily by the same...

...greater part of the opinion? on which we act in life, are not the result of our own investigations ; but are adopted implicitly, in infancy and youth, upon the authority of others. Even the great principles of morality, although implanted in every heart, are commonly aided and cherished,...

...the man of literature, and the philanthropist. " When a child hears either a speculative absurdity, or an erroneous principle of action recommended and enforced daily, by the same voice which first conveyed to it those simple and sublime lessons of morality and religion which...

...greater part of the opinions on which we act in life are not the result of our own investigations, but are adopted implicitly, in infancy and youth, upon the authority of others. Even the great principles of morality, although implanted in every heart, are commonly aided and cherished,...