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Page 87
Honour's a Tacred tie , the law of kings , The noble mind's distinguishing
perfection , That aids and strengthens - virtue when ... And these are such as
establish any thing to themselves for a point of honour which is contrary either to
the laws of ...
Honour's a Tacred tie , the law of kings , The noble mind's distinguishing
perfection , That aids and strengthens - virtue when ... And these are such as
establish any thing to themselves for a point of honour which is contrary either to
the laws of ...
Page 169
The laws have lost their force , the crown its authority : licentious , ness and
impunity have shaken all the foundations of public fecurity . This great and noble
nation has been delivered a prey to the baseft of foreigners , the abominable
scum of ...
The laws have lost their force , the crown its authority : licentious , ness and
impunity have shaken all the foundations of public fecurity . This great and noble
nation has been delivered a prey to the baseft of foreigners , the abominable
scum of ...
Page 180
full and strong ; and in the body of the bill you will find the word declared before
enacted , by which I apprehend , that though this law did not immediately take
place at the time of the revolution , it was certainly intended as declaratory of their
...
full and strong ; and in the body of the bill you will find the word declared before
enacted , by which I apprehend , that though this law did not immediately take
place at the time of the revolution , it was certainly intended as declaratory of their
...
Page 213
Sir Harry , laws were never made for men of honour ; they want no bond but the
rectitude of their own sentiments , and laws are of no use but to bind the villains
of society . Sir . Har . Well ! but my dear Colonel , if you regard for me , shew fome
...
Sir Harry , laws were never made for men of honour ; they want no bond but the
rectitude of their own sentiments , and laws are of no use but to bind the villains
of society . Sir . Har . Well ! but my dear Colonel , if you regard for me , shew fome
...
Page 277
When this , this little group their country calls From academic shades and learned
halls , To fix her laws , her fpirit to sustain , And light up glory thro ' her wide
domain ! Their various tastes in different arts display'd , Like temper'd harmony of
...
When this , this little group their country calls From academic shades and learned
halls , To fix her laws , her fpirit to sustain , And light up glory thro ' her wide
domain ! Their various tastes in different arts display'd , Like temper'd harmony of
...
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| Title | The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1797 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 436 pages |
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