 | 1867 - 336 pàgines
...carried thee too far. Honour's 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, Syph. Believe me, prince, you make old Syphax weep, To hear you talk ; but 'tis with tears of joy.... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 pàgines
...Addison, Cato. 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 is not to be sported with. Addison, Cato. Better to die ten thousand thousand deaths, Than wound my... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1867 - 158 pàgines
...honour : — " 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." SWIFT'S "TALE OF A TUB." Swift is clear, but he is shallow. In coarse humour, he is inferior to Arbuthnot;... | |
 | George Oliver - 1867 - 412 pàgines
...— Honour's sacred tie. the lnw of kings ; The noble mind's distinguishing perfection ; That nids and strengthens virtue where it meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not — would crumble in the dust a fabric built for the shelter of infant destitution or aged decay, and... | |
 | British dramatists - 1868 - 138 pàgines
...OF HONOUR. Honour 'sa 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 is not to be sported with. Addison. UNBRIBED PETITIONS UNWELCOME. Petitions not sweeten'd With gold,... | |
 | 1869 - 338 pàgines
...of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meet her, And Imitates her actions, where she is not ; It ought not to be sported with, Syph. Believe me, prince, you make old Sypha weep, To hear you talk ; but 'tis with tears of joy. If... | |
 | Charles Hole - 1871 - 298 pàgines
...mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue when it meets her, And mistakes her actions where she is not. It ought not to be sported with. Honour and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honour lies. Worth makes... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1876 - 536 pàgines
...of young Juba. Honour's a Bacred 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... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1881 - 738 pàgines
...Addison, Colo. Honour's a saered 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 is not to be sported with. Addison, Cato. Better to die ten thousand thousand deaths, Than wound my... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1883 - 782 pàgines
...Act 11. Sc. 6. Honor'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. 2221 Addison : Cato. Act ii. Sc. 5. Better to die ten thousand thousand deaths, Than wound my honor.... | |
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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. 
