 ... saving souls. Nevertheless, to conceal no part of my weakness from my monitor, there is another reward on which my heart is intent, a reward which the seraphic scrupulousness of my virtue to little purpose condemns as too carnal: a literary reputation...  The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane - Seite 30von Alain René Le Sage - 1822Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Richard Garnett - 1890 - 448 Seiten
...little purpose condemns as too carnal ; a literary reputation for a sublime and elegant style. The honor of being handed down to posterity as a perfect pulpit...professional life with my reputation in undiminished luster. " To this end, my dear Gil Blas," continued the prelate, "there is one thing requisite from... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 578 Seiten
...little purpose condemns as too carnal ; a literary reputation for a sublime and elegant style. The honor of being handed down to posterity as a perfect pulpit...professional life with my reputation in undiminished luster. " To this end, my dear Gil Bias," continued the prelate, "there is one thing requisite from... | |
 | 1901 - 638 Seiten
...purpose condemns as too carnal,—a literary reputation for a sublime and elegant style. The honor of being handed down to posterity as a perfect pulpit...professional life with my reputation in undiminished luster. To this end, my dear Gil Bias," continued the prelate, " there is one thing requisite for your... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge, Francis Whiting Halsey - 1909 - 282 Seiten
...purpose condemns as too carnal — a literary reputation for a sublime and elegant style. The honor of being handed down to posterity as a perfect pulpit...professional life with my reputation in undiminished luster. To this end, my dear Gil Bias," continued the prelate, "there is one thing requisite from your... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - 928 Seiten
...little purpose condemns as too carnal: a literary reputation for a sublime and elegant style. The honor of being handed down to posterity as a perfect pulpit...professional life with my reputation in undiminished luster. "To this end, my dear Gil Bias," continued the prelate, "there is one thing requisite from... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - 924 Seiten
...little purpose condemns as too carnal: a literary reputation for a sublime and elegant style. The honor of being handed down to posterity as a perfect pulpit...professional life with my reputation in undiminished luster. "To this end, my dear Gil Bias," continued the prelate, "there is one thing requisite from... | |
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