 | James Boswell - 1786 - Počet stránok 552
...one or other. I have always applied to good breeding, what Addison in his Cato' says of honour: — " Honour's a sacred tie ; the law of Kings ; The noble...her ; And imitates her actions where she is not." ' When he took up his large oak stick, he said, ' My lord, that's Hoiiicrick* ;' thus pleasantly alluding... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - Počet stránok 292
...your service. Jub. Syphax, I know thou lov'st me; but indeed Thy zeal for Juba carried thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Syph. By Heav'ns, I'm ravish'd when you talk thus, though you chide me! Alas I I've hitherto been us'd... | |
 | 1797 - Počet stránok 462
...know thou lov'st me; but indeed Thy zeal for Juba can led thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the la* of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Syph. By Heav'ns, I'm ravish'd when you talk thus, though you chide me ! Alas 1 I've hitherto been... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - Počet stránok 462
...Cato? That Syphax loves you, and would sacrifice His life, nay, more, his honour, in your service. That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Sypli. By Heav'ns, I'm ravish'd when you talk thus, though you chide me! Alas I I've hitherto been... | |
 | 1803 - Počet stránok 572
...the defmition of the moralist, is sufficiently fixed by that •f the poet: " Honour's a sacred tic, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing...strengthens virtue, where it meets her, And imitates her action:, where she in not."' This maxim is, besides, inconsistent with Dr. Paley's own rule ofgrntral... | |
 | 1803 - Počet stránok 228
...naturally noble ; or in such as have been cultivated by great examples, or a refined education. Honor's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue wher^ it 'meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not. It ought not to be sported with. IMPATIENCE.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - Počet stránok 524
...because it is of so mean, so base, and so vile a nature. ,,.;. :).:.>!.: ':•-;. '. .'..i..i ; ., ' I shall conclude this head with the description of...where she is not. . It ought not to be sported with — CAT*)'. In the second place, we are to consider those who have mistaken notions of honour, and... | |
 | 1804 - Počet stránok 498
...Juba : • Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, , The noble mind's distinguishing perfect ion, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...with > CATO. In the second place, we are to consider those who have mistaken notions of honour. And these are such as establish any thing to themselves... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - Počet stránok 954
...Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kin^, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection ; talk! [ADDISON. That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Spyh. By Heavens, I am ravished when you talk thus, though you chide me ! Alas ! I have hitherto been... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - Počet stránok 946
...more, his honour, in your service? Juba. Syphax, I know thou luvest me ; but indeed gold, [ADDISON. That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Spi/h. By Heavens, I am ravished when you talk thus, though you chide me ! Alas ! I have hitherto been... | |
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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. 
