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"Moore, Charles (fl. 1785-90) "
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Religion of Author:
"Anglican"
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"Age of Sensibility"
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"Early Modern"
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"French Revolution"
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"Industrial Revolution"
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Religion of Author:
"Anglican"
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"Age of Sensibility"
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"Early Modern"
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"French Revolution"
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"Industrial Revolution"
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Date: 1790
"Men are caught indeed by the effusions of a brilliant fancy and bright imagination; but its refulgence and flashes, like the coruscations of the diamond, serve only to sparkle in the eye of the beholder, and to dazzle his sight, without further use or advantage to any one: whereas practical good...
preview | full record— Moore, Charles (fl. 1785-90)
Date: 1790
"Shining parts, like the bright colourings of porcelain, or the lustres of glass in a well furnished house, are beautiful decorations and striking ornaments; but good sense, like the solid service of plate, is alone substantial and intrinsically valuable."
preview | full record— Moore, Charles (fl. 1785-90)
