 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1790 - 630 pages
...with-hoKis eiteem : true honour implies eiteem mingled with refpedb The one regards particular diiiinguifhed talents: the other looks up to the whole character....far from being honoured. We envy his abilities. We wilh to rival them. Eue we would not chufe to be claffed with him who pofiefled them. Inftances of... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Conduct of life - 1798 - 362 pages
...efteem: Trus. honour implies efteem mingled with fefpect. The one regards particular diftin-. guifhed talents ; the other looks up to the whole character. Hence the ftatefman, the orator, or thtpoet, may be famous, while yet the man himfelf is far from being honoured. We envy his abilities.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...Hence, they frequently give rife to fame. But a diftinction is to be made between fame and true honour. The ftatefman, the orator, or the poet, may be famous...far from being honoured. We envy his abilities. We wifli to rival them. But we would not choofe to be clafsed with him who pofsefsed them. Inftances of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...they frequently give rife to fame. But a diftin<5tiou is to,be made between fame ' and true honour. The ftatefman, the orator, or the poet, may be famous...abilities. We wifh to rival them. But we would not choofe to be claffed with him who poflefled them. Inftances of this fort are too often found in every... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...particular distinguished talents ; the other looks up to the 'whole character. Hence the statesman, the orator, or the poet, may be famous, while yet the man himself is far from being honoured. We envy his abilities. We \vish to rival them. But we would not... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...frequently give rise to fame. But a distinction is to be made between fame and true honour. The statesman, the orator, or the poet, may be famous ; while yet the man himself is far from being honoured. We envy his abilities. We wish to rival them. But we would not... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...Hence, they frequently give rife to fame. But a diftin&ion is to be made between fame and true honour. The ftatefman, the orator, or the poet, may be famous...far from- being honoured. We envy his abilities. We with to rival them. But we would not choofe to be clafled with him who poflefled them. Inftances of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...frequently give rise to tame. But a distinction is to be made between fame and true honour. The statesman, the orator, or the poet may be famous ; while yet the man himself is far from being honoured. We envy his abilities. We wish to rival them. But we would not... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...frequently give rife to fame. But a diftinction is to be made between fame and true honour. Thejftatesman, the orator, or the poet, may be famous ; while yet...abilities. We wifh to rival them. But we would not choose to be clafied with him who poffefles them. Inftances of this fort aie too often found in every... | |
 | Rufus W. Adams - Children's literature - 1818 - 322 pages
...frequently give rise to fame. But a distinctly is to be made between lame and true honor. The statesman, the orator^ or the poet, may be famous ; while yet the man himself is far from being honoured. We envy his ahilities. We wish to rivals them. TVit we would not... | |
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The statesman, the orator or the poet, may be famous; while yet the man himself is far from being honoured. We envy his abilities. We wish to rival them. 
