 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 страница
...other. I have always applied to good breeding, what Addison in his Cato' says of honour: — " Honour's a sacred tie ; the law of Kings ; The noble mind's...her ; And imitates her actions where she is not." ' When he took up his large oak stick, he said, ' My lord, that's Hoiiicrick* ;' thus pleasantly alluding... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 страница
...service. Jub. Syphax, I know thou lov'st me; but indeed Thy zeal for Juba carried thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Syph. By Heav'ns, I'm ravish'd when you talk thus, though you chide me! Alas I I've hitherto been us'd... | |
 | 1797 - 462 страница
...know thou lov'st me; but indeed Thy zeal for Juba can led thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the la* of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Syph. By Heav'ns, I'm ravish'd when you talk thus, though you chide me ! Alas 1 I've hitherto been... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 страница
...Cato? That Syphax loves you, and would sacrifice His life, nay, more, his honour, in your service. That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Sypli. By Heav'ns, I'm ravish'd when you talk thus, though you chide me! Alas I I've hitherto been... | |
 | 1803 - 572 страница
...the defmition of the moralist, is sufficiently fixed by that •f the poet: " Honour's a sacred tic, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing...strengthens virtue, where it meets her, And imitates her action:, where she in not."' This maxim is, besides, inconsistent with Dr. Paley's own rule ofgrntral... | |
 | 1803 - 228 страница
...naturally noble ; or in such as have been cultivated by great examples, or a refined education. Honor's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue wher^ it 'meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not. It ought not to be sported with. IMPATIENCE.... | |
 | 1804 - 498 страница
...Juba : • Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, , The noble mind's distinguishing perfect ion, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...mistaken notions of honour. And these are such as establish any thing to themselves for a point of honour, which is .contrary either to the laws of God,... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 954 страница
...Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kin^, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection ; talk! [ADDISON. That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Spyh. By Heavens, I am ravished when you talk thus, though you chide me ! Alas ! I have hitherto been... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 страница
...more, his honour, in your service? Juba. Syphax, I know thou luvest me ; but indeed gold, [ADDISON. That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Spi/h. By Heavens, I am ravished when you talk thus, though you chide me ! Alas ! I have hitherto been... | |
 | 1804 - 510 страница
...thec too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing pertccti'm ; That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...imitates her actions where she is not : It ought not to he sported with. Spyli. By Heavens, I uni ravished when you talk thus, though you chide me ! Alas !... | |
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Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not, It ought not to be sported with. 
