 The wretch who, after having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is surely the object either of 'abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his gray hairs should...  The history of England - Page 45by Tobias George Smollett - 1827Full view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 590 pages
...discovery of truth was very little promoted by pompous diction and theatrical emotion. These insinuations exposed him to a severe reply. Mr. Pitt standing up...obstinacy to stupidity, is " surely the object of either abhorence or contempt, and " deserves not that his grey head should secure him from ". insults : much... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 578 pages
...discovery of truth was very little promoted by pompoudiction and theatrical emotion. These insinuations exposed him to a severe reply. Mr. Pitt standing up...obstinacy to stupidity, is " surely the object of either abhorence or contempt, and " deserves not that his grey head should secure him from " insults : much... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 582 pages
...discovery of truth was very little promoted by pompous diction and theatrical emotion. These insinuations exposed him to a severe reply. Mr. Pitt standing up...obstinacy to stupidity, is " surely the object of either abhorence or contempt, and " deserves not that his grey head should secure him from " insults : much... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...little prompted by pompous diction, and theatrical emotion. These insinuations exposed him to a sphere reply. Mr. Pitt standing up again, said, «« he would...continues still to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinancy to stupidity, is surely the object of either abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that... | |
 | H. R. Duff - Scotland - 1815 - 574 pages
...will not undertake to determine, whether youth can justly be imputed to any man as a reproach ; but the wretch who, after having seen the consequences...has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is Surely the objedt of either abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey head should secure him from... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pages
...to any man as a reproach; but I will affirm that the wretch, who, after having seen the consequence of repeated errors, continues still to blunder, and...added obstinacy to stupidity, is surely the object either of abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his gray hairs should secure him from insult.... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...prevail when the passions are subsided. The wretch who, having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is surely an object of contempt or abhorrence, and deserves not that his grey head should secure him from insult.... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 276 pages
...without improvement. The wretch who, after having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is surely an object either of abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his gray hairs should secure him... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 452 pages
...without improvement. The wretch who, after having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is surely an object either of abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey hairs should secure him... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1825 - 234 pages
...whin the passions have subsided. 3. The wretch, who after having.seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age...the object of either abhorrence or. contempt, and dt serves not that his grey head should secure him from insult. 4. Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred,... | |
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