 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 106 Seiten
...firft nobility ; and it is rather an ufeful prejudice that gives them a pride in fuch a fervitude. Though they are not much the better for a court, a...reform any of the offices of honour about the king's perfon. There are, indeed, two offices in his ftables which are finecures. By the change of manners,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 Seiten
...firft nobility ; and it is rather an ufeful prejudice that gives them a pride in fuch a fervitude. Though they are not much the better for a court, a court will be 9 much much the better for them. I have therefore not attempted to reform any of the offices of honour... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 Seiten
...firft nobility ; and it is rather an ufeful prejudice that gives them a pride in fuch a fervitude. Though they are not much the better for a court, a...have therefore not attempted to reform any of the pffices of honour about the king's perfon, r-lbid. KINGS (ADULATORY ADDRESSES TO). Dr. Price, in this... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 Seiten
...firft nobility ; and it is rather an ufeful prejudice that gives them a pride in fuch a fervitude. Though they are not much the better for a court, a...reform any of the offices of honour about the king's perfon. There are, indeed, two offices in his ftables which are finecures. By the change of manners,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 492 Seiten
...daily and hourly offices about his person a great number of his first nobility ; and it is rather a useful prejudice that gives them a pride in such a...of the offices of honour about the king's person." What is this but saying that a king is an animal so incurably addicted to low company as generally... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 484 Seiten
...daily and hourly offices about his person a great number of his first nobility ; and it is rather a useful prejudice that gives them a pride in such a...of the offices of honour about the king's person." What is this but saying that a king is an animal so incurably addicted to low company as generally... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1809 - 608 Seiten
...whether a prince will or not, bring into daily and hourly offices about his person, a great number of his first nobility, and it is rather an useful prejudice...gives them a pride in such a servitude. Though they art not much the better for a court, a court will be much the better for them. I have therefore not... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810 - 470 Seiten
..." prince will or not, bring into daily and hourly of" fices about his person, a great number of his first " nobility; and it is rather an useful prejudice...Court, " a Court will be much the better for them. I r " have, therefore, not attempted to reform any of " the offices of honour about the King's person."... | |
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 Seiten
...prince will or not, bring into daily and hourly of•' fices about his person, a great number of his first " nobility ; and it is rather an useful prejudice..." though they are not much the better for a Court, 5f a Court will be much the better for them. I " have, therefore, not attempted to reform any of **... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1813 - 634 Seiten
...a prince will or not, bring into daily and " hourly offices about his person, a great number of his first " nobility : and it is rather an useful prejudice...the offices of honour about the King's " person." What is all this but saying that a King is an animal so incurably addicted to low company, as generally... | |
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It is, therefore, of very great importance (provided the thing is not overdone), to contrive such an establishment as must, almost whether a prince will or not, bring into daily and hourly offices about his person a great number of his first nobility... 
