 | 846 lehte
...every wise and upright legislator, ¡uid which makes me involuntarily exclaim, with the poet, that " When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station.'' Montesquieu justly observes, that " the national judges aro no more than the mouth that pronounces... | |
 | 1828 - 844 lehte
...every wise and upright legislator, Bid which makes me involuntarily exclaim, with the poet, that " When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. 1 ' Montesquieu justly observes, that "the national judges are no more than the mouth that pronounces... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 396 lehte
...impioui lust. Dry den. Shame and reproach is generally the portion of the impioiu and irreligious. South. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Addiion. The Roman wit, who impiously divides His hero and his gods to different sides, I would condemn.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1830 - 288 lehte
...Sabine field, Where the great Censor toiled with his own hands, And all our frugal ancestors were blest In humble virtues and a rural life. There live retired...bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. POKTIUS. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. CATO. Farewell,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 lehte
...humble virtues and a rural life. There live retired ; pray £or the peace of Romo ; Content tliysclí id the bongbs Sob, o'er the sky tin1 leafy deluge streams ; Till choked, anit malted wit ie a private station. PORTIUS. I hope my father docs not recommend A life to Portins that he scorns... | |
 | Nathaniel Hooke - 1830 - 606 lehte
...theatre, when the tragedy of Cato was first acted, and these words were significantly sounded forth — " When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station," will infer any thing. concerning the sense and disposition of a nation, from such roarings and clappings... | |
 | Owen Williams - 1831 - 1106 lehte
...And all our frugal ancestors were bless'd In humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live relir'd, pray for the peace of Rome; Content thyself to be...bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Par. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Cato. Farewell,... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1831 - 372 lehte
...and bite others yet," said Harclai, " and will come to my creed at last; for ' When vice preyails, and impious men be.ar sway, The post of honour is a private station.'" De Vere thought this a good opportunity to open to her his possible scheme (he mentioned it merely... | |
 | 1833 - 828 lehte
...life; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome ; Content ihvEclf to be obscurely good. When vire prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Por. I ho[H; my father does not recommend A life to i'ortius, that he scorns himself. Cato. Farewell, my friends!... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 548 lehte
...foresee nip». Will one day make thee great : at Rome, hatafter, And all our frugal ancestor» wore blest In humble virtues and a rural life. There live retired...bear sway The post of honour is a private station. Portias. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Cato. Farewell,... | |
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Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. 
