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Chapter 6 of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 2 [of 2] is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 2 [of 2] is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE NATURE OF VIRTUE. SECT. I. General View of the Nature and Objects of Virtue.--2. The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3. The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
Chapter 6 of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 2 [of 2] is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading “The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.”
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading “The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.”
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading “The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.”
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.”
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading “The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.”
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
From this reading “The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.”
a subdivision of a larger religious group
From this reading “SECT.”
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something that people do or cause to happen
In this reading “The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.”
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From this reading I. General View of the Nature and Objects of Virtue.--2.
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From this reading The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.
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From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I. General View of the Nature and Objects of Virtue.--2.
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I. General View of the Nature and Objects of Virtue.--2.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. General View of the Nature and Objects of Virtue.--2.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading ON THE NATURE OF VIRTUE.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading I. General View of the Nature and Objects of Virtue.--2.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE NATURE OF VIRTUE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE NATURE OF VIRTUE.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading The Origin and Basis of Virtue, as founded on the Elementary Principles of Mind.--3.
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
a subdivision of a larger religious group
From this reading SECT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE NATURE OF VIRTUE.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading I. General View of the Nature and Objects of Virtue.--2.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading ON THE NATURE OF VIRTUE.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Laws which flow from the nature of Mind regulating the application of those principles to human actions.--4.
Chapter 6 of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 2 [of 2] by Percy Bysshe Shelley holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 92 sentences of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 2 [of 2], unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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