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Although some earlier indications of the liberal temper of mind existed, it became overtly evident during the Renaissance, when curiosity about natural man and appreciation for the human spirit developed, and during the Reformation.
One temper of mind , however, which sometimes accompanies this manner of philosophising is antipathetic to Burke, and there is much in contemporary opinions about politics, including those held by some analytical philosophers, that he would have found dangerously naive.
And finally, that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation.
Adam Smith, in his 21st lecture on rhetoric in 1763, argued that poetry should deal with "A temper of mind that differs very little from the common tranquillity of mind is what we can best enter into, by the perusal of a small piece of a small length ... an Ode or Elegy in which there is no odds but in the measure which differ little from the common state of mind are what most please us.
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In Poe's masterpieces the double contents of his temper, of his mind , and of his art are fused into a oneness of tone, structure, and movement, the more effective, perhaps, as it is compounded of various elements.
But whatever may be said of the winning characteristics of the Cardinal of Baltimore, it was the priestly quality of his daily life that most attracted those who came into frequent contact with him and who found spiritual encouragement by the otherworldly temper of his mind.
If you cannot repay them pound for pound, they will "play with the temper of a grateful mind ... debauch it, and make you their slave".
As Jane battles against her bullying Aunt Reed, her jagged, sideways jump, her bullishly lowered head, her pummelling fists convey not only her volcanic temper but also her quickness of mind.
Rash, though clever, irascible and intemperate, though eloquent and experienced, - with official antecedents which all show a habit of mind and temper totally unfit for the grave duties of a premier, - at any other time public opinion would have stamped such a proposal with its most unequivocal disapprobation.
This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind , a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease -- a man like the Chancellor of this University.
This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind , a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease..
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The phrase "temper of mind" functions as a noun phrase , typically serving as the subject or object of a sentence. According to Ludwig, it describes a person's mental or emotional state.
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