...the snake preferred, and bite others yet," said Harclai, "and will come to my creed at last; for ' When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station.'" " Yes," said Lady Eleanor, " when impious men do bear sway. Mortimer, however, is, at any rate, too...

...snake preferred, and bite others yet," said Harclai, " and will come to my creed at last ; for ' Whsn vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station.' " " Yes," said Lady Eleanor, " when impious men do bear sway. Mortimer, however, is, at any rate, too...

...Vnil all our frugal ancestors were bless'd n humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retir'd, tmost fortitude, before Por. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Cato. Farewell,...

...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...

...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...

...And all our frugal ancestors were bless'd In bumble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome Content thyself to be obscurely good. Wben vice prevails, and impious men beai sway, The post of honour is a private station. Por. I hope...

...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....

...advise thee to retreat betimes To thy paternal seat, the Sabine field, Where the great Censor toiled with his own hands, And all our frugal ancestors were...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,...

...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...

...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...