 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1714 - 382 pàgines
...more careful to guard their Reputition by their Courage, than by their Virtue. True For- titude is indeed fo becoming in Human Nature, that he who wants...Honour in a kind of Brutal Courage; by which means we have had many among us who have called themfelves Men of Honour, that would have been a difgrace... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1734 - 382 pàgines
...by their Virtue. Tree fortitude is indeed fo becoming in Human Nature, that he who wants it fcaree deferves the Name of a Man ; but we find feveral who...that they place the whole Idea of Honour in a kind of JJrutal Courage ; by which means we have had many among us who have called themfelves Men of Honour,... | |
 | Leisure hours - 1759 - 326 pàgines
...pernicious confequence, when it ceafes to be tempered with virtue and humanity. CXXIII. True fortitude is indeed fo becoming in human nature, that he who wants...much abufe this notion, that they place the whole of honour and fortitude in a kind of brutal courage; by which means we have had many among us, who... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pàgines
...are more careful to guard their reputation by their courage than by their virtue. True fertitude is indeed fo becoming in human nature, that he who wants...honour in a kind of brutal courage ; by which means we have had many among us who have called themfelves men of honour, that would have been a difgrace... | |
 | 1785 - 772 pàgines
...are more careful to guard their reputation by their courage than by their virtue. True fortitude is indeed fo becoming in human nature, that he who wants it fcarce u.-ferves the nam¿ of a man; but we find feveral who fo much ahufe this notion, that they place the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pàgines
...are more careful to guard their reputation by their courage than by their virtue. True fortitude is indeed fo becoming in human nature, that he who wants it fcarce dcferves the name of a man ; but we find feveral who fo much abufe this notion, that they place the... | |
 | 1797 - 550 pàgines
...are more careful to guard their reputation by their courage, than by their virtue. True fortitude is indeed fo becoming in human nature, that he who wants...a man ; but we find feveral who fo much abufe this nation, that they place the whole idea of honour in a kind of brutal courage ; by which means we have... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 pàgines
...are more caretul to guard their reputation by their courage than by their virtue. True fortitude is indeed fo becoming in human nature, that he who wants...honour in a kind of brutal courage ; by which means we have had many among us who have called themfelves men of honour, who would have been a difgrace... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pàgines
...nature , that he who wants it scarce deserves the name of a man ; but we find several who so much abuse this notion , that they place the whole idea of honour in a kind of brutal courage ; by which means we have had many among us who have called themselves men of honour, who would have been a disgrace... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pàgines
...nature, that he who wants it scarce deserves the name of a man ; but we find several who so much abuse this notion, that they place the whole idea of honour in a kind of brutal courage ; by which means we have had many among us who have called themselves men of honour, that would have been a disgrace... | |
| |
... this notion, that they place the. whole idea of honour in a kind of brutal courage ; by which means we have had many among us who have called themselves men of honour, that would have been a disgrace to a gibbet. 
