 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 976 sider
...of principle, that chastity of honor, which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage while it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it...which vice itself lost half its evil by losing all its grossness.4 * The "sharp antidote against disgrace" hero mentioned wns a dagger, which, it wns then... | |
 | 1852 - 454 sider
...chastity of honour which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated feroeity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which...vice itself, lost half its evil by losing all its grossuess." Still it behoves every man, however lowly his calling — however humble his position —... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 968 sider
...of principle, that chastity of honor, which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage while it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lust half its evil by losing all its grossness. 1 3 The "sharp antidoto against disgrace" here mentioned... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1853 - 456 sider
...gone, — | that sensibility of principle, — | that chastity of hon'our, | which felt a stain like a wound,, — | which inspired courage | whilst it...vice itself | lost half its evil, | by losing all its grossiness. | o BATTLE OF WARSAW. (CAMPBELL.) O sacred Truth ! | thy triumph ceas 'd1 awhile, | And... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1853 - 420 sider
...principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound; which inspired courage, while it mitigated ferocity; which ennobled whatever it...lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness." 13. These are the words of glowing genius, of reflecting observation, and prophetic foresight; and... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - 1853 - 448 sider
...principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound; which inspired courage, while it mitigated ferocity; which ennobled whatever it...lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness." 18. These are the words of glowing genius, of reflecting observation, and prophetic foresight; and... | |
 | Henry G Ainslie Young - 1853 - 398 sider
...of principle, that chastity of honour which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage while it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it...itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness. Burke. THE events which we are endeavouring to record, occurred at a time when the glory, happiness... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 sider
...It is gone, — that sensibility of principle, — that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound,— which inspired courage whilst it mitigated...itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness. Burke. VI.— WESTMINSTER HALL— TRIAL OF WARREN HASTINGS. Warren Hastings was impeached by the House... | |
 | Peter Burke - 1854 - 340 sider
...gone ! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated...itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness. " This mixed system of opinion and sentiment had its origin in the ancient chivalry; and the principle,... | |
 | Edward Walford - 1854 - 132 sider
...is gone! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated...itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness. — Burke. EXERCISE XVIII. But Scipio could not be like Caesar. His mind rose above the state of things... | |
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It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil by losing all its... 
