weakeners

There are two things that are certainly great weakeners of our faith as to

Several Practical Cases of Conscience Resolved 1616-1683 1965

Coleridge, one of the foremost of English thinkers: "I believe the habit of perusing periodical works may be properly added to the catalogue of anti-mnemonics, or weakeners of the memory."

A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford

The crowds and centuries of books are only commentary and elucidation, echoes and weakeners of these few great voices of Time.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Various

Still, these blows of Gus's were not paralyzers -- they were just weakeners.

Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In Samuel Francis Aaron 1899

The like instances may be given in the fastings and mortifications used by many people; which, no question, rightly managed, are huge helps to piety, great weakeners of sin, and furtherances to a man in his

Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. IV. 1634-1716 1823

The literary character is reproached with an extreme passion for retirement, cultivating those insulating habits, which, while they are great interruptions, and even weakeners, of domestic happiness, induce at the same time in public life to a secession from its cares, and an avoidance of its active duties.

Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Isaac Disraeli 1807

And this becomes the more likely, if (as I believe) the habit of perusing periodical works may be properly added to Averroes 'catalogue of Anti-Mnemonics, or weakeners of the memory

Biographia Literaria Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803

His seclusion keeps him from being distracted by fans, fads, and other potential weakeners of the will.

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