 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.  The British drama - Стр. 342авторы: British drama - 1804Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Страниц: 620
...carried thce too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings. The noble mind'edistinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her,...actions where she is not: It ought not to be sported wilh. SYPHAZ. By Heavens I'm ravish'd when you talkthus, though you chide Alas, I've hitherto been... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - Страниц: 438
...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 - Страниц: 314
...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, Richard Hurd - 1811 - Страниц: 522
...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 - Страниц: 354
...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 - 1811 - Страниц: 532
...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 - Страниц: 540
...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 - Страниц: 628
...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 - Страниц: 492
...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 - Страниц: 496
...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.... | |
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