Oxford English Prize Essays, Հատոր 2D.A. Talboys, 1830 |
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... character - calm and settled disposition . CAUSES which have tended to check agriculture - principally government— causes of its imperfection in ancient Greece . State of agriculture in Rome - decline of that empire connected with the ...
... character - calm and settled disposition . CAUSES which have tended to check agriculture - principally government— causes of its imperfection in ancient Greece . State of agriculture in Rome - decline of that empire connected with the ...
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... characters of indivi- duals ; which elevate the wise and virtuous above the fickle and the vain . The former , sustained at a constant level , and preserving a steady course , is superior to the caprice of fortune : its welfare is ...
... characters of indivi- duals ; which elevate the wise and virtuous above the fickle and the vain . The former , sustained at a constant level , and preserving a steady course , is superior to the caprice of fortune : its welfare is ...
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... character and dis- position of individuals become important objects of our consideration , as they tend to confirm the stability of government , and bind the social affections in closer union . How these are af- fected by the influence ...
... character and dis- position of individuals become important objects of our consideration , as they tend to confirm the stability of government , and bind the social affections in closer union . How these are af- fected by the influence ...
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... character , whose texture is often of the most delicate nature , and whose value , even in the least particular , no cold speculation can deter- mine , merit equal attention and respect . ' Smith's Wealth of Nations . Habitual ...
... character , whose texture is often of the most delicate nature , and whose value , even in the least particular , no cold speculation can deter- mine , merit equal attention and respect . ' Smith's Wealth of Nations . Habitual ...
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calm and even temper , compose the general fea- tures of his character ; which are heightened by the charms peculiar to a country life , by the mildness and serenity of its scenes , and the tran- quillity of its amusements . Many and ...
calm and even temper , compose the general fea- tures of his character ; which are heightened by the charms peculiar to a country life , by the mildness and serenity of its scenes , and the tran- quillity of its amusements . Many and ...
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Էջ 324 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.
Էջ 308 - Which after held the Sun and Moon in fee. But this is got by casting pearl to hogs, That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still revolt when Truth would set them free. Licence they mean when they cry Liberty...
Էջ 268 - Quid enim opus est longis in senatu sententiis, cum optimi cito consentiant ? Quid multis apud populum contionibus, cum de re publica non imperiti et multi deliberent, sed sapientissimus et unus...
Էջ 300 - ... nee erit alia lex Romae, alia Athenis, alia nunc, alia posthac, sed et omnes gentes et omni tempore una lex et sempiterna et immutabilis continebit, unusque erit communis quasi magister et imperator omnium deus, ille legis huius inventor, disceptator, lator; cui qui non parebit, ipse se fugiet ac naturam hominis aspernatus hoc ipso luet maximas poenas, etiamsi cetera supplicia, quae putantur, effugerit...
Էջ 135 - I saw young Harry, with his beaver on, His cuisses on his thighs, gallantly arm'd, Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, And vaulted with such ease into his seat As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds, To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the world with noble horsemanship.
Էջ 300 - Athenis, alia nunc, alia posthac, sed et omnes gentes et omni tempore " una lex et sempiterna et immutabilis continebit unusque erit communis quasi " magister et imperator omnium deus: ille legis hujus inventor, disceptator, lator, cui " qui non parebit, ipse se fugiet ac naturam hominis aspernatus hoc ipso luet maximas " poenas, etiam si caetera supplicia quae putantur, effugerit.
Էջ 309 - Cum in theatro imperiti homines, rerum omnium rudes ignarique, consederant, tum bella inutilia suscipiebant, tum seditiosos homines rei publicae praeficiebant, tum optime meritos cives e civitate eiciebant.
Էջ 308 - Railed at Latona's twin-born progeny, Which after held the sun and moon in fee. But this is got by casting pearl to hogs, That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still revolt when truth would set them free.
Էջ 57 - Mammon led them on, Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell From Heav'n, for ev'n in Heav'n his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of Heav'n's pavement, trodden gold, Than aught divine, or holy else enjoy'd In vision beatific...
Էջ 292 - But then, on the other hand, that constitution or frame of government, that system of laws, is alone calculated to maintain civil liberty, which leaves the subject entire master of his own conduct, except in those points wherein the public good requires some direction or restraint.