ITie condition of the present times is desperate indeed ; but there is a debt due to those who come after us ; and it is the historian's office to punish, . though he cannot correct. I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an example... The British Prose Writers...: Junius's letters - Side 791821Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Anna Lydia Ward - 1889 - 724 sider
...need of models than of critics. 1401 Joubert : Pensees. No. 261. (Attwell, Translator.) I do not s;ive you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an example to deter. 1402 Junius : Letter. To the Duke of Grafton. Example acquires tenfold authority when it speaks from... | |
| 1889 - 934 sider
...example. If this be treason, makefile most of it u>. PATRICK HENRY — SpeecA, 1765. I do not give yon to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an example to deter. X. J UNIUB— To the Jjuke of Ijrafton. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime,... | |
| 1896 - 1224 sider
...Speech. 1765. Content to follow when we lead the way. q. HOMER— The Iliad. Bk. XL 141. Pope's trans. ain ; Now morn has come. And with the morn the punctual tide again. p. SUSAN COOLID r. JUNIUS— Letter XII. To the Duke of Qrafton. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives... | |
| 1896 - 240 sider
...more. B. Jonson, UNDERWOODS. By merit raised To that bad eminence. Matm, PARADISE LOST, a. The Guest. I d o not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an example to deter. JuniuSj LETTER xii. May you live all the days of your life ! Swfft, POLITE CONVERSATIONS, ii. A companion... | |
| 1896 - 244 sider
...Jomon, UNDERWOODS. By merit raised To that bad eminence. unton, PARADISE LOST, a. The Quest, II jo not give you to posterity as a pattern to { imitate, but as an example to deter. Juntas, LETTER xii. \l May you live all the days of your life ! Swift, POLITE CONVERSATIONS, ii. A... | |
| Evan Daniel - 1901 - 492 sider
...Sluikspere. s. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work. — Id. t. I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but an example to deter. — Junius. u. [He had not] the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct,... | |
| Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - 1902 - 450 sider
...character, I will not, for the honor of human nature, suppose that you can wish to have it remembered. The condition of the present times is desperate indeed;...imitate, but as an example to deter; and as your conduct 2074 comprehends everything that a wise or honest minister should avoid, I mean to make you a negative... | |
| 1903 - 1186 sider
...melancholy madness of poetry without the inspiration.4 Letters pfJuniat. Letter vii. To Sir W. Draper. I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an example to deter. Letter mi. To the Duke nfGrnflm. The Americans equally detest the pageantry of a king and the supercilious... | |
| John Bartlett - 1903 - 1188 sider
...melancholy madness of poetry without the inspiration.4 Letten ofJuniui. Letter mi. To Sir W. Draper. I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an example to detet. Letter xu. To the Duke ofGmfli'n. The Americans equally detest the pageantry of a king and the... | |
| John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 572 sider
...character I will not, for the honour of human nature, suppose that you can wish to have it remembered. The condition of the present times is desperate indeed;...example to deter; and, as your conduct comprehends everything that a wise or honest minister should avoid, I mean to make you a negative instruction to... | |
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