 | John Ruskin - Aesthetics - 1873 - 552 pages
...will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature ; not in his insensitive hide, nor in his clumsy foot...sensitive mind, and capability of pique on points of honour. § 6. And, though rightness of moral conduct is ultimately the great purifter of race, the... | |
 | BEETON - 1875 - 696 pages
...will find that liis non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature ; not in his insensitive hide, nor in his clumsy foot,...child lies in his way, and in his sensitive trunk, and his still more sensitive mind and capability of pique in points fif honour. Hence, it will follow that... | |
 | John Ruskin - Aesthetics - 1879 - 506 pages
...will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature ; not in his insensitive hide, nor in his clumsy foot...capability of pique on points of honor. § 6. And, though Tightness of moral conduct is ultimately the great purifier of race, the sign of nobleness is not in... | |
 | Greek language - 1878 - 312 pages
...will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature — not in his insensitive hide, nor in his clumsy foot,...sensitive mind, and capability of pique on points of honour. And though Tightness of moral conduct is ultimately the great purifier of race, the sign of... | |
 | Eliza Cheadle - 1878 - 236 pages
...will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature ; not in his insensitive hide, nor in his clumsy foot,...the way he will lift his foot if a child lies in his B way, and in his sensitive trunk, and his still more sensitive mind and capability of pique in points... | |
 | John H. Young - Etiquette - 1879 - 440 pages
...will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature — not in his insensitive hide nor in his clumsy foot,...sensitive mind and capability of pique on points of honor. Hence it will follow that one of the probable signs of high breeding in men generally will be their... | |
 | Etiquette - 1880 - 432 pages
...will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature — not in his insensitive hide nor in his clumsy foot,...sensitive mind and capability of pique on points of honor. Hence it will follow that one of the probable signs of high breeding in men generally will be their... | |
 | Etiquette - 1880 - 236 pages
...will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature ; not in his insensitive hide, nor in his clumsy foot,...child lies in his way, and in his sensitive trunk, and his still more sensitive mind and capability of pique in points of honour. Hence it will follow that... | |
 | John H. Young - Etiquette - 1881 - 454 pages
...will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature — not in his insensitive hide nor in his clumsy foot,...sensitive mind and capability of pique on points of honor. Hence it will follow that, one of the probable signs of high breeding in men generally, will be their... | |
 | Missions - 1884 - 1304 pages
...will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature ; not in his insensitive hide, nor in his clumsy foot...sensitive mind, and capability of pique on points of honour. And, though lightness of moral conduct is ultimately the great purifier of race, the sign of... | |
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... in glow of battle, and behave itself like iron. I do not mean to call an elephant a vulgar animal ; but if you think about him carefully, you will find that his non-vulgarity consists in such gentleness as is possible to elephantine nature ; not in... 
