... generous loyalty to rank and sex, that proud submission, that dignified obedience, that subordination of the heart, which kept alive, even in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom. The unbought grace of life, the cheap defence of nations,... American Lady's Preceptor: A Compilation of Observations, Essays, and ... - Seite 1351811 - 300 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 Seiten
...freedom. The nnbought grace of lifo, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic orge Dearborn whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 Seiten
...nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise is gone ! It is gone, that sensihility ect of rank, or sacredness of function, fathers torn from children, hushands from wives, envel whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost... | |
| Thomas Keightley - 1837 - 434 Seiten
...subordination of the heart which kept alive, even in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom — that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost... | |
| Thomas Keightley - 1837 - 428 Seiten
...subordination of the heart which kept alive, even in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom — that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost... | |
| Henry Grattan - 1839 - 488 Seiten
...institutions, — that cheap defence of nations, — the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise, — that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound ; inspiring courage while it mitigated ferocity, and ennobling whatsoever it touched." Justly may we... | |
| Henry Grattan - 1839 - 480 Seiten
...institutions, — that cheap defence of nations, — the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise, — that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound ; inspiring courage while it mitigated ferocity, and ennobling whatsoever it touched." Justly may we... | |
| Henry Grattan - 1839 - 480 Seiten
...institutions,—that cheap defence of nations,—the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise, —that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound ; inspiring courage while it mitigated ferocity, and ennobling whatsoever it touched." Justly may we... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1839 - 554 Seiten
...freedom. The unbought grace of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise is gone ! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honor, which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which... | |
| Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1841 - 626 Seiten
...grace of life,—the cheap defence of nations,—the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprize, is gone. It is gone : —that sensibility of principle,—...inspired courage while it mitigated ferocity; which enobled whatever it touched, and under which, vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.... | |
| John Adolphus - 1841 - 702 Seiten
...The un" bought grace of life, the cheap defence of nations, " the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise " is gone ! It is gone, that sensibility...felt a stain like a " wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated " ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and " under which vice lost half... | |
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