 | Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 Seiten
...is to be confidered only as an imaginary diftinction, unlefs accompanied with the practice of thofe generous virtues by which it ought to be obtained. Titles of honour, conferred upon fuch as have no perfonal merit to deferve them, are at beft but the royal ftamp fet upon bafe metal.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 Seiten
...iu to be confidered only as an imaginary diftinftion, nnlefs accompanied with the praftice of thofe generous virtues by which it ought to be obtained. Titles of honour conferred upon fuch as have no perfonal merit, are at beft but the royal ftamp fet upon bafe metal. THOUGH an honourable... | |
 | 1787 - 430 Seiten
...is to be confidered only as an imaginary diftinction, unlefs accompanied with the praftice of thofe generous virtues by which it ought to be obtained. Titles of honour, conferred upon fuch. as have no perfonal merit to deferve them, are at beit but the royal ftamp fet upon bafe metal.... | |
 | 1792 - 494 Seiten
...be considered only asan miginary diftinflion, unlcfs accompanied with the praflicc of thofegcncrous virtues by which it ought to be obtained. Titles of honour conferred upon fucli as have no pcrfonal merit, are at beft but the royal ftampfctupcî bafc metal. Though an honourable... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1795 - 180 Seiten
...to be confidered only as an " imaginary diftinftion, unlefs accompanied with " the praftice of thofe generous virtues by which " it ought to be obtained. Titles of honour con" ferred upon fuch as have no perfonal merit, are, *' at belt, but the royal ftamp fet upon bafe... | |
 | 1803 - 228 Seiten
...illustrious life, is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character of the most exalted princes. Nobility is to be considered only as an imaginary...virtues by which it ought to be obtained. . Titles of honor conferred upon such as have no personal merit to deserve them, are, at best, but the royal stamp... | |
 | 1803 - 410 Seiten
...soul, which only make men of high birth and quality useful to their country ; and considers nobility as an imaginary distinction, unless accompanied with...generous virtues by which it ought to be obtained. But, that our military glory is arrived at its present height, and that men of all ranks so passionately... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 342 Seiten
...soul, which only make men of high birth and quality useful to their country; and considers nobility as an imaginary distinction, unless accompanied with...generous virtues by which it ought to be obtained. But, that our military glory is arrived at its present height, and that men of all ranks so passionately... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...made, said : Were I Alexander I would •accept them. Se would I , replied Alexander , were I Parmenio, Nobility is to be considered only as an imaginary...with the practice of those .generous virtues by which H «ught to be obtained. Titles of honour conferred upon such as have no personal merit , are at best... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...had made, said, were I Alexander I would accept them. So would I, replied Alexander, were I Parmenio. Nobility is to be considered only as an imaginary...virtues by which it ought to be obtained.—- Titles of honor conferred upon such as have no personal merit, are at best but the royal stamp set upon base... | |
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... as an imaginary distinction, unless accompanied with the practice of those generous virtues by which it ought to be obtained. 
