 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 trang
...tame, Of loudly publishing his neighbour's shame. 64 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS, Hence, On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but born; and die. Drydcn. Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbour, will feel a pleasure in the... | |
 | Queen Caroline (consort of George IV, King of Great Britain), J. H. Adolphus - 1820 - 570 trang
...be prepared to defend myself from unfounded calumnies ! I had not then learnt that, — " On eagle's wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but born and die." . Little did I suspect that the fearlessness of innocence would ever be constructed into unfeminine... | |
 | 1821 - 356 trang
...Hence, On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but burn, and die. Drydcn. Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of...the reverse; and of those who, despairing to rise to distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level with themselves, there... | |
 | Countess of Guernsey - 1822 - 116 trang
...prepared to defend myself ^frora unfounded calumnies ! I had not then learnt that,—• "Oil eagles' wings immortal scandals fly» While virtuous actions are but born and die." Little did I suspect that the fearlessness of innocence would ever be construed into unfeminine boldness;... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 trang
...And there 'sa lust in man no charm can tame, Of loudly publishing our neighbour's shame : On eagle wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but born, and die. Let us live well, were it alone for this, — The baneful tongues of servants to despise. Slander (the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 trang
...is a lust in man no charm can tame, Of loudly?publishing; his neighbour's shame. Hence, On eagles' wings, immortal, scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but born — and die. DRYDEST. Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 trang
...There is a lust in man no charm can tame, Of loudly publishing his neighbour's shame. Hence, On eagle's wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but born and die. DRYDEK. Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbour, will feel a pleasure in the... | |
 | 1826 - 422 trang
...Hence, On eagle'* wings immortal scandals fly, While virtnoos actions are but bora and die. DKYDEH. Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of...the reverse. And of those who, despairing to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level with themselves, there... | |
 | 1826 - 440 trang
...There is a Inst in man no charm can tame, Of londly publishing his neighbour'* shame. Hence, On eagle's wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but born and die. I L'UYDEN. Whoever feels pain in hearing' a good character of, his neighbour, will feel a pleasure... | |
 | 1827 - 492 trang
...quickness of parts being joined with solidity. The most rapid rivers are seldom or never deep. Shcnstunc. Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of...neighbour, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to... | |
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And of those who, despairing to rise into distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level with themselves, there are a number sufficient in every great town to maintain one of these courts by their subscriptions. 
