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Page 163
... and useless life, are glad to find a succedaneum for every real virtue, in the
privileges of titular honour, in splendid equipage, in luxurious tables, in
magnificenthouses, in all that gives distinction without merit, and notoriety without
excellence ...
... and useless life, are glad to find a succedaneum for every real virtue, in the
privileges of titular honour, in splendid equipage, in luxurious tables, in
magnificenthouses, in all that gives distinction without merit, and notoriety without
excellence ...
Page 246
Personal merit, useful, generous, benevolent exertion, the only honourable
distinction. ... Nor will they ever return, notwithstanding the efforts of petty despots
, (fearing the loss of those distinctions which they know they never earned,) to
keep ...
Personal merit, useful, generous, benevolent exertion, the only honourable
distinction. ... Nor will they ever return, notwithstanding the efforts of petty despots
, (fearing the loss of those distinctions which they know they never earned,) to
keep ...
Page 302
The excessive Love of Distinction and Power which prevails wherever the Spirit
of Despotism exists, deadens some of ... honourable than the possession of
virtue, which attaches a degree of merit to hereditary rank and nominal
distinctions, ...
The excessive Love of Distinction and Power which prevails wherever the Spirit
of Despotism exists, deadens some of ... honourable than the possession of
virtue, which attaches a degree of merit to hereditary rank and nominal
distinctions, ...
Page 315
The policy of the aspirants to arbitrary power unites with envy, to depress all who
are rising to public esteem by personal exertion, by their own virtue,
independently of court patronage and hereditary distinction. But it might be
supposed that ...
The policy of the aspirants to arbitrary power unites with envy, to depress all who
are rising to public esteem by personal exertion, by their own virtue,
independently of court patronage and hereditary distinction. But it might be
supposed that ...
Page 390
It makes a distinction, on which men plume themselves, without merit and without
services. Satisfied with such a distinction, they will be less inclined to acquire
merit and to render services. They can inherit a coat of arms; or they can buy one;
...
It makes a distinction, on which men plume themselves, without merit and without
services. Satisfied with such a distinction, they will be less inclined to acquire
merit and to render services. They can inherit a coat of arms; or they can buy one;
...
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Page 151 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Page 381 - Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Page 381 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor ; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised...
Page 384 - And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord , And the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Page 381 - The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To preach deliverance to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed, To preach the acceptable year of the LORD.
Page 381 - And he began to say unto them ; This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth...
Page 381 - And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Page 459 - Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
Page 384 - For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 310 - ... when you separate the common sort of men from their proper chieftains so as to form them into an adverse army, I no longer know that venerable object called the people in such a disbanded race of deserters and vagabonds.
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| Title | The works of Vicesimus Knox, Volume 5 The works of Vicesimus Knox, Vicesimus Knox |
| Author | Vicesimus Knox |
| Published | 1824 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 6 Mar 2007 |
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