 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1831 - 644 pages
...and cannot but be penal, because every breach of his law is sin, and meritorious of punishment. Lain of honour is a system of rules constructed by people...intercourse with one another, and for no other purpose. Consequently nothing is adverted to by the law of honour but what tends to incommode this intercourse.... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1831 - 624 pages
...rules are, the Law of Honour, the Law of the Land, and the Scriptures. CHAPTER IL The laic of Honour. THE Law of Honour is a system of rules constructed by people of fashion, and calculated to ftrintnte their intercourse with one another ; and for no other purpose. Consequently, nothing is adverted... | |
 | Richard Chenevix - Civilization - 1832 - 600 pages
...be submitted to analysis. A justly celebrated author, Dr. Paley, has defined the laws of honor to be 'a system of rules constructed by ' people of fashion, and calculated to facilitate their inter' course with one another, and for no other purpose.' This definition, however, is incomplete,... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1833 - 980 pages
...are and cannot but be penal, because every breach of his law is sin, and meritorious of punishment. Law of honour is a system of rules constructed by...intercourse with one another, and for no other purpose. Consequently nothing is adverted to by the law of honour but what tends to incommode this intercourse.... | |
 | Woman - 1835 - 758 pages
...dull propriety. " The rules of life are the law of honour, the law of the land, and the scriptures. The law of honour is a system of rules constructed...intercourse with one another, and for no other purpose. It will be found, as might be expected from the character and design of the law-makers, to be in most... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1836 - 628 pages
...rules are, the Law of Honour, the Law of the Land, and the Scriptures. CHAPTER II. The Law of Honour. THE Law of Honour is a system of rules constructed...facilitate their intercourse with one another ; and fcr no other purpose. Consequently, nothing is adverted to by the Law of Honour, but what tends to... | |
 | J C. Bluett - 1836 - 184 pages
...Moral Philosophy, and with it dismiss this part of the subject. The highly talented author says, " The law of honour is a system of rules constructed by people of fashion, and is calculated to facilitate their intercourse with one another, and for no other purpose. " Profaneness,... | |
 | William Paley - Church of England - 1837 - 474 pages
...rules are, the Law of Honour, the Law of the Land, and the Scriptures. CHAP. II. THE LAW OF HONOUR. THE Law of Honour is a system of rules constructed...intercourse with one another -, and for no other purpose. Consequently, nothing is adverted to by the Law of Honour, but what tends to incommode this intercourse.... | |
 | Law - 1837 - 512 pages
...Butter and Mr. Strutt.) Ordered to be printed February 24,th, 1837. " THE Law of Honour," says Paley, " is a system of .rules constructed by people of fashion,...intercourse with one another, and for no other purpose. Consequently, nothing is adverted to by the Law of Honour but what tends to incommode this intercourse.... | |
 | England - 1839 - 876 pages
...— whatever it be, we undertake to say something on the same subject, as good or better, off hand. " The Law of Honour is a system of rules constructed...intercourse with one another ; and for no other purpose. Consequently, nothing is adverted to by the Law of Honour, but what tends to incommode this intercourse.... | |
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THE Law of Honour is a system of rules constructed by people of fashion, and calculated to facilitate their intercourse with one another, and for no other purpose. 
