Political Essays, with Sketches of Public CharactersWilliam Hone, 1819 - 439 páginas |
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Página viii
... possible purpose than to vindicate this sacred principle in their own persons , and to hold it out as an example to posterity and to the world . An Elector of Hanover , called over here to be made king of England , in contempt and to ...
... possible purpose than to vindicate this sacred principle in their own persons , and to hold it out as an example to posterity and to the world . An Elector of Hanover , called over here to be made king of England , in contempt and to ...
Página xxi
... possible is of more value than the real ; that which is not , is better than that which is . He is by the supposition a speculative ( and somewhat fantas- tical ) character ; but there is no end of possible speculations , of imaginary ...
... possible is of more value than the real ; that which is not , is better than that which is . He is by the supposition a speculative ( and somewhat fantas- tical ) character ; but there is no end of possible speculations , of imaginary ...
Página xxii
... possible good . And then who is to determine what is the greatest possible good ? Among a thousand pragmatical speculators , there will be a thousand opinions on this subject ; and the more they differ , the less will they be inclined ...
... possible good . And then who is to determine what is the greatest possible good ? Among a thousand pragmatical speculators , there will be a thousand opinions on this subject ; and the more they differ , the less will they be inclined ...
Página xxvi
... possible , but what is real ; he gives might the preference over right . He cries Long Life to the conqueror , and is ever strong upon the stronger side - the side of corruption and prerogative . He says what others say ; he does as he ...
... possible , but what is real ; he gives might the preference over right . He cries Long Life to the conqueror , and is ever strong upon the stronger side - the side of corruption and prerogative . He says what others say ; he does as he ...
Página xxvii
... other people do , and takes his wife's advice to get on in the world , and set up a coach for her to ride in , as fast as possible . This fellow is in the right , and A " wiser in his generation than the children of PREFACE . xxvii.
... other people do , and takes his wife's advice to get on in the world , and set up a coach for her to ride in , as fast as possible . This fellow is in the right , and A " wiser in his generation than the children of PREFACE . xxvii.
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Página 142 - And not for justice? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world, But for supporting robbers; shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes? And sell the mighty space of our large...
Página 130 - And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke : my father hath chastised you with whips, but I « will chastise you with scorpions.
Página 144 - What is he, whose grief Bears such an emphasis ? whose phrase of sorrow Conjures the wand'ring stars, and makes them stand Like wonder-wounded hearers ? this is I, Hamlet the Dane.
Página xxxv - Chaste Matrons praise her, and grave Bishops bless: In golden Chains the willing World she draws, And hers the Gospel is, and hers the Laws: Mounts the Tribunal, lifts her scarlet head, And sees pale Virtue carted in her stead!
Página 130 - So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David ? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : to your tents, O Israel : now see to thine own house, David.
Página 138 - The preacher then launched into his subject, like an eagle dallying with the wind. The sermon was upon peace and war — upon church and state — not their alliance, but their separation — on the spirit of the world, and the spirit of Christianity, not as the same, but as opposed to one another. He talked of those who had inscribed the cross of Christ on banners dripping with human gore.
Página 255 - And all our dainty terms for fratricide; Terms which we trundle smoothly o'er our tongues Like mere abstractions, empty sounds to which We join no feeling and attach no form! As if the soldier died without a wound; As if the fibres of this godlike frame Were gored without a pang...
Página 138 - And for myself, I could not have been more delighted if I had heard the music of the spheres. Poetry and Philosophy had met together. Truth and Genius had embraced, under the eye and with the sanction of Religion.
Página 372 - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Página 276 - Ay, sir ; to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.