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Page 103
My Lord, PRIDE often affects to despise, and may sometimes really despise,
popularity. But it is a silly pride : for what is popularity but the favour, the love, and
the esteem of the people; those of our fellow-creatures who are destined to exist
on ...
My Lord, PRIDE often affects to despise, and may sometimes really despise,
popularity. But it is a silly pride : for what is popularity but the favour, the love, and
the esteem of the people; those of our fellow-creatures who are destined to exist
on ...
Page 114
Nothing exclusive remains, but the fancied advantage of patrician blood flowing
in their veins; an advantage, if it be one, which does the public no service, and
administers to little else but an empty pride. Personal merit, however, united to
this ...
Nothing exclusive remains, but the fancied advantage of patrician blood flowing
in their veins; an advantage, if it be one, which does the public no service, and
administers to little else but an empty pride. Personal merit, however, united to
this ...
Page 164
... but the low spirit of intrigue and cunning, which teaches to secure high
appointments, titular distinctions, or whatever else can flatter avarice and pride,
by petty stratagem, unmanly compliance, the violation of truth and consistency,
and at last ...
... but the low spirit of intrigue and cunning, which teaches to secure high
appointments, titular distinctions, or whatever else can flatter avarice and pride,
by petty stratagem, unmanly compliance, the violation of truth and consistency,
and at last ...
Page 180
... honour, they conceive, has no resemblance, in its nature of efficacy, to the
famed fountains of Parnassus: it conveys no inspiration, except that which
displays itself in the tumour of pride. The present age has heard upstart
noblemen give to ...
... honour, they conceive, has no resemblance, in its nature of efficacy, to the
famed fountains of Parnassus: it conveys no inspiration, except that which
displays itself in the tumour of pride. The present age has heard upstart
noblemen give to ...
Page 214
Many of the barons never returned to oppress them. Many returned, greatly
injured in strength, spirit, and property. Consequently they lost their power.
Charters were now sold or granted, and commerce lifted up her front in defiance
of pride, ...
Many of the barons never returned to oppress them. Many returned, greatly
injured in strength, spirit, and property. Consequently they lost their power.
Charters were now sold or granted, and commerce lifted up her front in defiance
of pride, ...
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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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