 The king cannot make a gentleman of blood, (what have you said) nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask, which is the better of these two? civilly, the gentleman of blood ; morally, the gentleman by creation may be the better...  Woman's a riddle; or, Baby Warmstrey - Page 25by Philip Sheldon - 1874Full view - About this book
 | John Selden - 1716 - 156 pages
..., but he can make. a Gentleman by Creation. If you ask which is the better of thefe two , Civily , the Gentleman of Blood , Morally, the Gentleman by Creation may be the better; for the other may be a Debauch'd Man, this z Perfon of Worth. 3.. Gentlea. Gentlemen have ever been more Temperate... | |
 | John Selden - Table-talk - 1786 - 196 pages
...make a gentleman by creation. If you ask which is the better of these two— Civily, the gentlemen of blood ; Morally, the gentleman by creation may be the better; for the other may be a debauched man, this a pec. ion of worth. II. Gentlemen have ever been more tem» perate... | |
 | John Selden - Early printed books - 1786 - 190 pages
...make a gentleman by creation. ]f you ask which is the better of these two— Civily, the gentlemen of blood ; Morally) the gentleman by creation may be the better; for the other may be a debauched man, this a person of worth. II. Gentlemen have ever been more temperate in... | |
 | John Selden - Anecdotes - 1798 - 166 pages
...Almighty, but he can make a Gentleman by Creation. If you afk \\hich is the better of thcfe two, Civily, the Gentleman of Blood, Morally, the Gentleman by Creation may be the better ; for the other may be a Debauch'd Mm, this a Pc,fon of Worth. e. Gentle2. Gentlemen have ever been more Temperate... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 230 pages
...nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask which is the better of these two? civilly, the gentleman of blood ; morally, the...gentleman by creation may be the better ; for the other may be a debauched man, this a person of worth. 2. Gentlemen have ever been more temperate in... | |
 | John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask which is the better of these two? civilly, the gentleman of blood; morally, the gentleman by creation may be the better ; for the other may be a debauched man, this a person of worth. 2. Gentlemen have ever been more temperate in... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - English essays - 1819 - 378 pages
...nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask, which is the better of these two? civilly, the gentleman of blood ; morally, the...gentleman by creation may be the better ; for the other may be a debauched man, this a person of worth. 2. Gentlemen have ever been more temperate in... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 328 pages
...nor God Almighty, hut he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask, which is tbe better of these two? civilly, the gentleman of blood ; morally, the...gentleman by creation may be the better ; for the other may be a debauched man, this a person of worth. 2. Gentlemen have ever been more temperate in... | |
 | John Selden - 1821 - 170 pages
...nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask, which is the better of these two? civilly, the gentleman of blood ; morally, the...gentleman by creation may be the better ; for the other may be a debauched man, this a person of worth. 2. Gentlemen have ever been more temperate in... | |
 | Edward Nares - Heraldry - 1823 - 386 pages
...God Almighty; but he can make a Gentleman by creation. If you ask which is the better of these two 1 civilly, the Gentleman of blood; morally, the Gentleman by creation may be better ; for the other may be a debauched man, this a Gentleman of worth." " In the beginning of Christianity,"... | |
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