 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1749 - 264 pages
...whole and draw to a conclufion : this decency, this gracey this propriety of manners to character, is fo eflential to princes in particular, that whenever...governments and the different tempers and characters of feopk, may be thought juftly to deferve fome confideration, in determining the behaviour of princes... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1749 - 262 pages
...whole and draw to a conclufibn :• this decency, this grace, this propriety of manners to charaffer, is fo eflential to princes in particular, that whenever...habits unworthy of princes and unworthy of men. The confutations of governments, and the different tempers and characters of feople> may be thought juftly... | |
 | Richard Rolt - Great Britain - 1767 - 554 pages
...it is neglected, their virtues lofe a great degree of luftre, and their defects acquire much greater aggravation. Nay more, by neglecting this decency...habits, unworthy of princes, and unworthy of men. , Even the reputation of the firfl Scipio Africanus was not fo clear and uncontrouled in private as... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1768 - 354 pages
...much aggravation. Nay more, by neglecting this decency and this grace, and for want of a furficient regard to appearances, even their virtues may betray...habits unworthy of princes and unworthy of men. The conftitutions of governments, and the different tempers and characters of people, may be thought juftly... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1787 - 482 pages
...ne" glefting this decency and this grace, and •" for want of a fufficient regard to appearcc anccs, even their virtues may betray them " into failings,...habits unworthy of princes, " and unworthy of men." (Idea of a Patriot King.) I MUST obferve, however, that this fort of full and oratorial climax, cau... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1809 - 442 pages
...ought always to rife and grow." i, E c T. " princes in particular, that, whenever it is neg" lected, their virtues lofe a great degree of luftre, " and...habits " unworthy of princes, and unworthy of men." (Idea of a Patriot King.) I MUST obferve, however, that this fort of full and oratorial climax, can... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1809 - 498 pages
...mnch aggravation. Nay morej by neglecting this, decency and this grace, and for want of a suflicient regard to appearances, even their virtues may betray...habits unworthy of princes and unworthy of men. The constitutions of governments, and the different tempers and characters of people, may be thought justly... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...much aggravation. Nay more; by neglecting this decency and this grace, and for want of a sufficient regard to appearances, even their virtues may betray...habits unworthy of princes, and unworthy of men." The finest instance of climax extant is, however, that of St. Paul, 2 Cor. xi. 22, &c. "Are they Hebrews?... | |
 | Henry St. John (1st visct. Bolingbroke.) - 1809 - 504 pages
...much aggravation. Nay more • by neglecting this decency and this grace, and for want of a sufficient regard to appearances^ even their virtues may betray...habits unworthy of princes and unworthy of men. The constitutions of governments, and the difi ferent tempers and characters of people, may be thought... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...much aggravation. Nay more ; by neglecting this decency and this grace, and for want of a sufficient regard to appearances, even their virtues may betray...habits unworthy of princes and unworthy of men."* In the year 1741, the public was presented with a work which has been usually, and upon the whole,... | |
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... grace, this propriety of manners to character, is so essential to princes in particular, that whenever it is neglected their virtues lose a great degree of lustre, and their defects acquire much aggravation. Nay more; by neglecting this decency and... 
