 | 1750 - 534 pàgines
...in this Condition ? Is it a Pleafure to fee all that I love in the World fold and deftroy'd ? lhall I renounce all my old Principles, learn the vile Court Arts, and make my Peace by bribing fome of them ? ihall their Corruption and Vice be my Safety ? Ah ! no ; better is a Life among Strangers, than in... | |
 | John Duncombe - 1755 - 354 pàgines
...; what Joy can I have in my Own Country in this Condition ? Is it a Pleafure to fee all that I love in the World, fold and deftroyed ? Shall I renounce...the vile" Court Arts, and make my Peace by bribing foriie of them ? Shall their Corruption and Vice be my Safety ? Ah ! No ] Better is a Life a&iong Stringers,... | |
 | Sir John Dalrymple - 1790 - 706 pàgines
...forth, and who, in firm^^V nefs and fimplicity of character, refembled that firft of 1683. Romans. old principles, learn the vile court- arts, and make my peace by bribing feme of them ? Shall their corruption and vice be my lufety ? Ah ! no : Better is a life among ftrangers,... | |
 | Algernon Sidney - 1794 - 514 pàgines
...the world is fold and deftroyed ? * Shall I renounce all my own principles, learn the vile c cou t arts, and make my peace by bribing fome of « them ? Shall their corruptions and vice be my fafety ? * Au I no; better is a life among ftrangers, than in my « own... | |
 | John Almon - 1797 - 430 pàgines
...Sydney's, to a friend who prefled his return home. — Shall I renounce all my old principles, karn the vile Court arts, and make my peace by bribing...them ? Shall their corruption and vice be my fafety ? Oh ! no — • I hope I fhall die in the fame principles in which I have always lived, and will... | |
 | 1803 - 582 pàgines
...country in this «onditien ? Is it a pleafure to fee all I iove in the world is fold and destroyed î Shall I renounce all my old principles, learn the vile court arts, and make my peace by bribing fome efthemî Shall their corruption and vice be my fafety ? Ah ! no : Eet'er is a life among ftrangers,... | |
 | Algernon Sidney - 1805 - 522 pàgines
...a pleasure to see, that all I love in the world is sold and destroyed? Shall I renounce all my own principles, learn the vile court arts, and make my peace by bribing some of them? Shall their corruptions and vice be my safety ? Ah! no; better is a life among strangers,... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 572 pàgines
...country in this condition ? Is it a pleasure to sec all that I love in the world sold and destroyed ? Shall I renounce all my old principles, learn the vile court arts, and make my peace by bribing some of them ? Shall their corruption and vice be my safety ? Ah! no; better is a life among strangers,... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pàgines
...country in this condition ? Is it a pleasure to see all that I love in the world sold and destroyed ? Shall I renounce all my old principles, learn the vile court arts, and make my peace by brihing some of them ? Shall their corruption and vice be my safety? Ah ! no ; better is a life among... | |
 | 1820 - 438 pàgines
...country in this condition ? Is it a pleasure to see all that I love in the world sold and destroyed ? Shall I renounce all my old principles, learn the vile court arts, and make my peace by bribing some of them ? Shall their corruption and vice be my safety? AhJ no: better is a life among strangers... | |
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Army corrupted, the people enslaved ; all things vendible, no man safe, but by such evil and infamous means as flattery and bribery ; what joy can I have in my own country in this condition ? Is it a pleasure to see that all I love in the world is sold... 
