 What can be more extraordinary than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to...  Life of Oliver Cromwell - Стр. 301авторы: Michael Russell - 1829Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - Страниц: 300
...detefts and decries fo extraordinary a virtue, " What can be more extraordinary, than that a perfon of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have fometimes, or of mind, which have often, raifed men to the higheft dignities, fhould have the courage... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - Страниц: 298
...detefts and decries fo extraordinary a virtue, " Whar can be more extraordinary, than that a perfon of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have fometimes, or of mind, which have often, raifed men to the higheft dignities, mould have the courage... | |
 | John Bancks - 1779 - Страниц: 336
...refleftions .on them. " What can be more extraordinary, fays our imaginary demon, than that a perfon of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have fometimes, nor of mind, which have often, raifed men to the higheft dignities, mould have the courage... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - Страниц: 290
...have you fall into the general error of the world, that detests and decries so extraordinary a virtue, What can be more extraordinary, than that a person...qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, winch have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the... | |
 | David Hume - 1807 - Страниц: 544
...education, no fortune, no emi" nent qualities of body, which have sometimes, " nor shining talents of mind, which have often, " raised men to the highest...dignities, should have " the courage to attempt, and the abilities to CKC" cute, so great a design as the subverting one of " the most ancient and best established... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - Страниц: 482
...that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities ol body, which have sometimes, or oi mind, which have often, raised men to the highest...happiness to succeed in, so improbable a design, as the ilr i nil-nun ol one of the most ancient, and most solid founded monarchies upon the earth ? That he... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - Страниц: 476
...over the loss of his father. Sprat, upon the same occasion, did not omit this obvious topic, but t " What can be more extraordinary, than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no pminenl qualities ut body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest... | |
 | 1810 - Страниц: 620
...you tall into the general error of the world, that detests and decries so extraordinary a virtue ; What can be more extraordinary than that a person...have sometimes, or of mind, -which have often raised iiu'ii to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Страниц: 560
...than that » person of mean birth, np fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, w of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to atsigns1 . By this speech, I began to understand perfectly well what kind of angel his pretender! highness... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - Страниц: 560
...birth and education, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes no shining talents of mind, which have often raised men to the highest...dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the abilities to execute, so extraordinary a design as the subverting one of the most ancient and best... | |
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