 | Historical miscellany - 1774 - Страниц: 352
...under the denomination of a fage | Hume's Hid. 4i0. vol. ip «j. fage or wife man, the philofophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes of ever feeing it reduced to practice: fo happily were all his virtues tempered together; fojuftly were... | |
 | David Hume - 1775 - Страниц: 424
...monarch or citizen, which the annals of any age or any nation, can prefent to us. He feems indeed to be the model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a fage or wife man, the philofophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fi&ion of their imagination,... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - Страниц: 416
...model of that perfect character, whichr under the denomination of a fage or wife man, the philofophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes of ever feeing k reduced to practice: fo happily were all his virtues. tempered together, fojuftly were... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - Страниц: 536
...model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a fage or j wife man, philofophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes of ever feeing it really exifting: So happily were all his virtues tempered together; fojuftly were they... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - Страниц: 452
...monarch or citizen, which the annals of any age or any nation can prefent to us. He feems indeed to be the model of that perfect character , which , under the denomination of a fage or wife man, philofophers have been fond of delineating , rather as a fiction of their imagination,... | |
 | Страниц: 436
...next day. Hume, in a few words, gives this rare panegyric of Alfred : that ' he feems indeed to be the model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a Sage or Wife Man, Philofophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination, than... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - Страниц: 408
...complete model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a fage or wife man, the philosophers have been fond of delineating, rather...as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes of ever feeing it reduced to practice : fo happily were all his virtues tempered together ; fo juftly... | |
 | William Russell - 1802 - Страниц: 550
...modern times. He seems indeed, as is observed by an elegant and profound historian84, to be the complete model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a sage, or truly wise man, philosophers have been so fond of delineating without the hopes of ever seeing it realized.... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - Страниц: 368
...citizen which the annals of any age or nation can present to us. He seems, indeed, to be the complete model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a sage or wise man, the philosophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes... | |
 | 1808 - Страниц: 540
...Monarch or Citizen, which the annals of any age or any nation can present to us. He seems, indeed, to be the model of that perfect character, which, under...as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes of ever seeing it really existing : so happily were all his virtues tempered together; so justly were... | |
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The merit of this prince, both in private and public life, may with advantage be set in opposition to that of any monarch or citizen which the annals of any age or any nation can present to us. He seems, indeed, to be the model of that perfect character,... 
