 | L M. Stretch - 1801 - 248 Seiten
...own. No other person hath lived for our honour j uor ought that to be reputed Cur•s which was leng before we had a being : for what advantage can it be to a blind man , that his parents tad good eyes ? does he See one whit the better for it ? It is an insolence... | |
 | 1803 - 228 Seiten
...of his ancestors, confesses he has no virtue of his own. No other person hath Ih'ed for our honor ; nor ought that to be reputed ours, which was long...we had a being ; for what advantage can it be to a blind man that his parents had good eyes ? Does he see one whit the better ? This one advantage is... | |
 | 1810 - 234 Seiten
...of his ancestors, confesses he has no virtue of his own. No other person hath lived for our honor ; nor ought that to be reputed ours, which was long...we had a being ; for what advantage can it be to a blind man that his parents had good eyes ? Does he see one whit the better ? This one advantage is... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 Seiten
...DCCLXXV. He that boasteth of his ancestors, confesseth he hath no virtue of his own. No other person hath lived for our honour; nor ought that to be reputed...we had a being: for what advantage can it be to a blind man, that bis parents had good eyes. ' does he see one whit the better.— Charron. DCCLXXVI.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...DCCLXXV. He that boasteth of his ancestors, confessed! he hath no virtue of his own. No other person hath lived for our honour; nor ought that to be reputed...we had a being: for what advantage can it be to a blind man, that his parents had good eyes? does he see one whit the better. — Charron. DCCLXXVI.... | |
 | Watson Adams - 1834 - 290 Seiten
...ancestors, confesses that he has no virtue of his own. No person ever lived for our honor ; nor that ought to be reputed ours, which was long before we had a being ; for what advantage can it be to a blind man to know that his parents had good eyes ? does he see one whit the better ? Charron. Said... | |
 | Golden rules - 1835 - 44 Seiten
...Ancestry. — He that boasteth of his ancestors, confesseth he hath no virtue of his own. No other person hath lived for our honour; nor ought that to be reputed...we had a being. For what advantage can it be to a blind man that his parents had good eyes ? Does he see one whit the better? — Charron. Good Sense.... | |
 | P. Sadler - 1841 - 362 Seiten
...K.VMSCHATCHDALE HOSPITALITY. 85 for our honour : nor ought that to be reputed ours , which existed long before we had a being : for what advantage can it be to a blind man , that his parents had good eyes? does he see the better? KAHSCHATCR9ALE HOSPITALITY. The... | |
 | Maxims - 1852 - 242 Seiten
...honest. He that boasts of his ancestors, confesses he has no virtue of his own. No other person has lived for our honour ; nor ought that to be reputed...we had a being; for what advantage can it be to a blind man, that his parent had good eyes. It was a fine compliment made to the emperor Vespasian :... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1879 - 398 Seiten
...others He that boi«ts of . his ancestors confesses thutho has no virtue of his own. No person ever lived for our honour; nor ought that to be reputed ours, which was longr before we had n, пй; for what advantage can it bo to know that his parents ha» i;ouil eyes... | |
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No other person hath lived for our honour; nor ought that to be reputed ours, which was long before we had a being: for what advantage can it be to a blind man, that his parents had good eyes? does he see one whit the better. 
