 What can be more extraordinary, than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness...  The history of England - Page 253by David Hume - 1826Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 290 pages
...person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, winch have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in, so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient and... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 644 pages
...than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often raised men to the highest...dignities, .should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient, and,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no pminenl qualities ut body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest...dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in, so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient, and... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities ol body, which have sometimes, or oi mind, which have often, raised men to the highest...dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in, so improbable a design, as the ilr i nil-nun ol one of the most ancient, and... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest...dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in, so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 696 pages
...than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often raised men to the highest...dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient, and,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 630 pages
...than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often raised men to the highest...dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient, and,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...than that » person of mean birth, np fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, w of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to atsigns1 . By this speech, I began to understand perfectly well what kind of angel his pretender! highness... | |
 | 1810 - 620 pages
...fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, -which have often raised iiu'ii to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient, and,... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1812 - 544 pages
...on their representation a great air of probability. " What can be more extraordinary," h is said % " than that a person of private birth and" " education,...mind, " which have often, raised men to the highest dig" nities, should have the courage to attempt, and the " abilities to execute, so great a design... | |
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