 I determined to give a week's strict attention to each of the virtues successively. Thus in the first week my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against temperance, leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Seite 3291818Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Harry Roberts - 2010 - 198 Seiten
...first week, my great guard was to avoid every day the least offence against Temperance, leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...could keep my first line, marked T, clear of spots [tally strokes], I suppos'd the habit of that virtue so much strengthen'd, and its opposite weaken'd,... | |
 | L. Rust Hills - 1993 - 276 Seiten
...His plan was to "give a week's strict attention to each of the virtues successively . . . leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening the faults of the day." After thirteen weeks, if it all worked, the page was to have been completely free of spots, and he... | |
 | Myra Jehlen, Michael Warner - 1997 - 1148 Seiten
...the first Week my great Guard was to avoid every the least Offence against Temperance, leaving the s Acquisition of some might facilitate the Acquisition...stand above. Temperance first, as it tends to procure suppos'd the Habit of that Virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | Eileen D. Gambrill - 1997 - 692 Seiten
...in the first Week my great Guard was to avoid even the least Offense against Temperance, leaving the other Virtues to their ordinary Chance, only marking...could keep my first Line marked T clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Habit of that Virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | James Brodrick - 1998 - 356 Seiten
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance; leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...line, marked T, clear of spots, I supposed the habit ofthat virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1998 - 404 Seiten
...the first Week my great Guard was to avoid every the least Offence against Temperance, leaving the other Virtues to their ordinary Chance, only marking...could keep my first Line marked T clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Habit of that Virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | Doug Hall - 1998 - 246 Seiten
...in the first week, my great guard was to avoid every least offense against Temperance, leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening the faults of the day. His mission was not to achieve perfection in all areas, but to gather feedback and quantify his performance.... | |
 | Amy Mandelker, Elizabeth Powers - 1999 - 552 Seiten
...the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance, leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking...could keep my first line, marked T, clear of spots, I suppos'd the habit of that virtue so much strengthen'd, and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | James Campbell - 1999 - 316 Seiten
...the first Week my great Guard was to avoid every the least Offence against Temperence, leaving the other Virtues to their ordinary Chance, only marking...in the first Week I could keep my first Line marked T[emperence] clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Habit of that Virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite... | |
 | Amy A. Kass - 2002 - 444 Seiten
...the first Week my great Guard was to avoid every the least Offence against Temperance, leaving the other Virtues to their ordinary Chance, only marking every Evening the Faults of the Day. Thus if tn the first Week I could keep my first Line marked T clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Habit of that... | |
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