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A moment’s reflection might teach such an one the delusiveness of these prospects.
From The Young Maiden by Muzzey, A. B. (Artemas Bowers)
Ordinarily, the intellectual impotence of man is regarded as carrying with it moral incapacity as well, and the delusiveness of knowledge is one of the strongest arguments for pessimism.
From Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher by Jones, Henry, Sir
It was the bitter experience of Bordon of the delusiveness of such partial logic that induced him to exclaim, 'one fact is worth fifty arguments.'
From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob
The second inquiry, therefore, is the meaning of this delusiveness.
From Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Robertson, Frederick William
A full perception of the delusiveness of official bulletins can only be obtained by reading histories of the war.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 by Various
