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  • It is a trite but true Observation, that Examples work more forcibly on the Mind than Precepts: and if this be just in what is odious and blameable, it is more strongly so in what is amiable and praiseworthy.

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    Henry Fielding (1821). ““The” Novels Of Henry Fielding, Esq. Viz. 1. Joseph Andrews, 2. Tom Jones, 3. Amelia, And 4. Jonathan Wild ... To Ahich Is Prefixed A Memoir Of The Life Of The Author”, p.6
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It is a trite but true Observation, that Examples work more forcibly on the Mind than Precepts: and if this be just in what is odious and blameable, it is more strongly so in what is amiable and praiseworthy. - Henry Fielding
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