 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pàgines
...honour : " Honour's a sacred tic; 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." When he took up his large oak stick, he said, " My lord, that's Homerick ,•" thus pleasantly alluding... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pàgines
...too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, 'he noble mind's distinguishing perfection, 'hat aids and strengthens virtue, where it meets her and imitates her actions, where she is not: 1 ought not to be sported with. Syph. By heavens ['in ravish' d when you talk thus, though you chide... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 354 pàgines
...thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue, where it meets her,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. STPHAX. < T, . By heavens, I m ravjsh'd when you talk thus, though you chide me t Alas ! I've hitherto... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 522 pàgines
...compared with stoHonour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...where she is not, It ought not to be sported with CATO. In the second place, we are to consider those who have mistaken notions of honour, and these... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 532 pàgines
...virtue where it meets her, • For a comment on these famous lines, see Note on the Guardian, No. 161. And imitates her actions, where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. SYPHAX. By heavens I'm ravish 'd when you talk thus, tho' you chide me ! Alas ! I've hitherto been... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 540 pàgines
...virtue where it meets her, * For a comment on these famous lines, see Kotc on the Guardian, No. 161. And imitates her actions, where she is not: It ought not to be sported with. SYPHAX. By heavens I'm ravish'd when you talk thus, tho' you chide me ! Alas ! I've hitherto been used... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 pàgines
...mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her^ And knitates her actions where she is not. It ought not to be sported with CATO. In the second place, we are to consider those who have mistaken notions of honour, and these... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pàgines
...to one or other. I have always applied to good breeding, what Addison in, his CATO says of honour : aids and strengthens Virtue where it meets her} *' And imitates her actions where she is not." When he jtook up his large oak stick, he said, " My lord, that's Homerich ;" thus pleasantly alluding... | |
 | Thomas Dibdin - 1815 - 496 pàgines
...thee too far. Honour's a sacred lie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. £>!/I>h. Believe me, prince, yon make old Syphax weep To hear yon talk — but His with tears of joy.... | |
 | Alicia M'Gennis - 1817 - 806 pàgines
...the law of kings, tlie noble mind's distinguishing perfection, that aids and strengthens Virtue when it meets her, and imitates her actions where she is not : it ought not to be sported with." STRATHBOGIE was alive to the sound of honour — it beat on his eager ear, and his breast was rapture... | |
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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. 
