 | James Arbuckle - 1734 - 456 trang
...quitted his Poft with* out order. Whether it be wife in Men to * do fuch Adions or rio, I am fure, it is in ' States, to honour them ; and if they can, ' to turn the Vein of Wits, to raife up the « Etteem ' Efteem of forae Qualities above their real * VaJue, rather than bring every... | |
 | John Duncombe - 1755 - 354 trang
...quitted .his Poft without Order ; whether it be wife in Men to do fuch Aflions or no, I am fure it is fo in States to honour them.; .and if they can, to turn the Vein of Wits, to raife up the Efteem of fpme Qualities, above their real Value, rather than bring every thing to Burlefque,... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1757 - 530 trang
...quitted his poft without order ; whether it be wife in men to do fuch actions or no, I am fure it is fo in States to honour them ; and, if they can, to turn the vein of wits to raife up the efteem of fome qualities above the real value, rather than bring every thing to burlefque,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 912 trang
...port without order ; whether it be wife in men to do fuch artions or no, 1 am furo it is fo in Ihitcs to honour them ; and if they can, to turn the vein of wits, to raife up the ellcem of fome qualities above . thi-ir real value, radier than bring a dozen forts which... | |
 | 1836 - 804 trang
...that a Douglas quilted his post without order. Whether it he wise in men to do such actions or not, I am sure it is so in states to honour them ; and...vein of wits to raise up the esteem of some qualities adove the real value, rather than hring every thing to hurlesque, which, if it he allowed at all, shonld... | |
 | Thomas Peregrine Courtenay - 1836 - 556 trang
...said, a Douglas quitted his post without order : whether it be wise in men to do such actions or not, I am sure it is so in states to honour them ; and, if they dan, to turn the vein of wits to raise up the esteem of some qualities above the real value, rather... | |
 | Bartholomew Elliott G. Warburton - 1849 - 604 trang
...of quitting his post. "Whether it be wise," says Sir William Temple in recording this event, " for men to do such actions or no, I am sure it is wise in the State to honour them." 1 Lord John Russell (speaking of the French Revolution). with such... | |
 | Eliot Warburton (i.e. Bartholomew Elliott George) - 1849 - 622 trang
...reproach of quitting his post. "Whether it be wise," says Sir William Temple in recording this event, "for men to do such actions or no, I am sure it is wise in the State to honour them." with such " land forces " as could be collected. He had addressed... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1878 - 802 trang
...and struggle to be candid. That is the only system, the only critical method, worth a rush. AA CIe " Whether it be wise in men to do such actions or no, I am sure it is so in States to honour them." — Sir William Tempi'.'. THERE is one story of the wars of Rome which I have always very much envied... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - 1872 - 562 trang
...men all left the vessel, and he remained alone on board, and perished. SIB WILLIAM TEMPLE wrote : ' Whether it be wise in men to do such actions or no, I am sure it is BO in States to honour them.' I cannot find that any ' honour' was done to his memory beyond Marvell's... | |
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THERE is one story of the wars of Rome which I have always very much envied for England. Germanicus was going down at the head of the legions into a dangerous river — on the opposite bank the woods were full of Germans — when... 
