Happy family, a collection of animals of different and hostile propensities living peaceably together in one cage.
The character under the influence of animal propensities or selfish passions; the soul unmoved by spiritual influences.
Burney knew nothing of their existence ; and in another quarter her literary propensities met with serious discouragement.
All his propensities are mingled with each other, so that, in trying to apportion to each its proper part, we find the same difficulty which constantly meets us in real life.
Unfortunately, their mischievous propensities entered with them.
For my part, I think all the kind propensities of the heart ought rather to be cherished than checked; that one is allowed to esteem merit even in the naughty creature, man.
He was not yet so far master over all his sensual propensities as, when the trial came, to think he could behold her look like her sister, and not give some evidence of his disappointment.
Mr. Howard Saunders also says he can bear witness to the egg-eating propensities of the Harriers.
He knew the other to be utterly unprincipled, and a willing tool in the hands of Nick Lang; indeed, there were some things about the sneaky Leon that blunt, honest Thad hated worse than the bullying propensities of the other boy.
No harm had really been done, fortunately, and Leon might hold his evil propensities in check for a while if he had reason to fear disclosure.
He evidently did not intend that any boy, with a mind that turned to practical joking, should have a chance to exercise his evil propensities unchecked.
Our nature and properties are forced upon us by Fate, but it is our duty to despise all our propensities and passions, and to live so that we may be free, intelligent, and virtuous.
The immediate "popularity" of this psychological survey of man's religious propensities was great; and the continued sales of the book contributed not a little to relieve James of financial anxiety during the last years of his life.
I would open the leather and let her get a peep of the bills, and that would set her pilfering propensities going.
When I was just beginning to graft again, and was going it easy, I used to work a game which well showed the natural grafting propensities of women.
During these years he gave his vagabond propensities full play.
The facts of life unquestionably show the existence of such propensities or tendencies derived through heredity and descending from generation to generation.
But why, then, some may ask, are animal propensities given us, if they are not to be indulged?
Utility of discriminating the natural Propensities of the Members of the legal Profession.
Not that the American democracy is naturally less stable than any other, but that it is allowed to follow its capricious propensities in the formation of the laws.
The periodical press appears to me to be actuated by passions and propensities independent of the circumstances in which it is placed; and the present position of America corroborates this opinion.
Evil propensities may be hidden by a silver veil, but they are none the less evil and bring forth evil fruit.
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