 | Sir Richard Steele - Great Britain - 1714 - 444 pages
...if he had been of a rougher and more imperious Nature, he would have found more Refpedl: and Duty j and his not applying fome fevere Cures to approaching...his Confcience, which in all Cafes of Blood made him chufe the fofter way, and not hearken to fevere Counfels, how reafonably foever urged. 1 TO conclude... | |
 | Clarendon, Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1717 - 388 pages
...would have found more refpect and Duty. And Vol. III. Part i, S " hit his net apply ing fomefevere cures to approaching Evils, proceeded .from the Lenity of his Nature, and the tendernels of his Conlcit ucc, which, in all cafes of Blood, made him choofe <•• ,•• • thejofterway,... | |
 | Crime - 1720 - 532 pages
...would admit : Jf he had been of a rougher and more imperious Nature, he would have found more Refpect and Duty, and his not applying fome fevere Cures to...his Confcience, which in all Cafes of Blood made him chufe the fofter way, and not harken to fevere Councils, how reafonably foever urged. This only reftrain'd... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1793 - 268 pages
...more imperious nature, he would have found more respect and duty. And his not applying some severe cures to approaching evils, proceeded from the lenity of his nature, and the tenderness of his conscience, which, in all cases of blood made him choose the softer way, and not... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1807 - 588 pages
...would admit : if he had been of a rougher and more imperious nature, he would have found more refpect and duty. And his not applying fome fevere cures to...evils proceeded from the lenity of his nature, and the teadernefs of his confcience, which, in all cafes of blood, made him choofe the fofter way, and not... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...more imperious nature, he would have found more respect and duty ; and his not applying some severe cures to approaching evils, proceeded from the lenity of his nature and the tenderness of his conscience, which, in all cases of blood, made him choose the softer way, and not... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 406 pages
...more imperious nature, he would have found more respect and duty. And his not applying some severe cures to approaching evils proceeded from the lenity of his nature, and the tenderness of his conscience, which, in all cases of blood, made him choose the softer way, and not... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 410 pages
...more imperious nature, he would have found more respect and duty. And his not applying some severe cures to approaching evils proceeded from the lenity of his nature, and the tenderness of his conscience, which, in all cases of blood, made him choose the softer way, and not... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 408 pages
...more imperious nature, he would have found more respect and duty. And his not applying some severe cures to approaching evils proceeded from the lenity of his nature, and the tenderness of his conscience, which, in all cases of blood, made him choose the softer way, and not... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1839 - 576 pages
...and more imperious nature he would have found more respect and duty. And his not applying some severe cures to approaching evils proceeded from the lenity of his nature, and the tenderness of his conscience, which, in all cases of blood, made him choose the softer way, and not... | |
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This made him more irresolute than the conjuncture of his affairs would admit; if he had been of a rougher and more imperious nature he would have found more respect and duty. And his not applying some severe cures to approaching evils proceeded from... 
