...convinced of many things which he often repented and as often repeated, he wrote, for his own private uso, a little book, called " The Christian Hero," with a design principally to fix upon his mind a strong impression of virtue and religion, in opposition to a stronger propensity to unwarrantable...

...entitled, " The Christian Hero;" with a design (as he himself assures us) principally to fix upon his mind a strong impression of virtue and religion, in opposition to a stronger propensity to unwarrantable pleasures. For even whilst he was rioting in scenes of sensual delight, he wa» thoroughly...

...Poem on Lord Cutts, in Johnson's Poets, vol. LV. 115. * " Being thoroughly convinced," Steele says, " of many things, of which he often repented, and which...unwarrantable pleasures. This secret admonition was too. weak ; he therefore printed the book with his name, in hopes that a standing testimony against Thoughts...

...without it's interruptions. Hours of reflexion intervened : and in these it was, that he wrote for his private use a little book called ' The Christian Hero ;* with a design, principally, to correct his propensity to unwarrantable pleasures. But the secret admonition * " This work consists...

...expedient. He tells us that, ' being thoroughly convinced of many things which he often repented, and as often repeated, he wrote for his own private use,...Christian Hero," with a design principally to fix upon his mind a strong impression of virtue and religion, in opposition to a stronger propensity to unwarrantable...

...an ensign in the Guards, being thoroughly convinced of many things of which he often repented and as often repeated, he wrote, for his own private use,...Christian Hero,' with a design principally to fix upon his mind a strong impression of virtue and religion, in oplxisition to a stronger propensity to unwarrantable...

...entitled •• The Christian Hero," printed in 1701. and written he says, " principally to fix upon his mind a strong impression of virtue and religion, in opposition to a stronger propensity to unwarrantable pleasures." In his professions of virtue he was undoubtedly sincere ; but the flesh...

...Steele's own declaration. When an ensign in the Guards, he wrote the work, in order " to fix upon his mind a strong impression of virtue and religion, in opposition to a stronger propensity to unwarrantable pleasures." He therefore, at last, printed the book with his own name, "in order that...

...thoroughly convinced of many things, of which he often repented and which he more often repeated, he writ, for his own private use, a little book called the Christian Hero,* Nevertheless, this little book is not exactly what the good Dr. Drake, and many before him and since,...

...thoroughly convinced of many things, of which he often repented and which he more often repeated, he writ, for his own private use, a little book called the Christian Hero.* Nevertheless, this little book is not exactly what the good Dr. Drake, and many before him and since,...