A Treatise of Human Nature · Character
Cornelia
Roman matron cited in examples about pride and family.
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First appearance: section xi of the love of fame
Cornelia shows up with force in Section II: Experiments to Confirm This System. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced in an example about the reproach to her sons, illustrating the principle of descending passions.
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- Closing
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See Cornelia in section xi of the love of fame