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" Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue, where it meets her, And imitates her actions, where she is not; It ought not to be sported with. "
The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L. L. D.: Late One of the ... - Page 469
by James Wilson - 1804
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ...

James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...breeding, what Addison in his Cato' says of honour: — " Honour's a sacred tie ; the law of Kings ; The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens Virtue where it meets her ; And imitates her actions where she is not." ' When he took up his large oak stick, he said, ' My...
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British Theatre: The orphan, by Thomas Otway. 1791. Cato, by Joseph Addison ...

John Bell - 1791 - 292 pages
...lov'st me; but indeed Thy zeal for Juba carried thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Syph. By Heav'ns, I'm...
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Bell's British Theatre: Douglas, by J. Home. ... The alchymist, altered from ...

1797 - 462 pages
...lov'st me; but indeed Thy zeal for Juba can led thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the la* of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Syph. By Heav'ns, I'm...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

1803 - 572 pages
...the moralist, is sufficiently fixed by that •f the poet: " Honour's a sacred tic, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue, where it meets her, And imitates her action:, where she in not."' This maxim is, besides, inconsistent with Dr. Paley's...
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Select British Classics, Volume 38

1803 - 494 pages
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pages
...with the description of honour in the part of young Juba. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, ' . The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her, » , And imitates her actions where she is not. . It ought not to be sported with — CAT*)'. In the...
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Rays of Genius Collected to Enlighten the Rising Generation, Volume 1

Thomas Tomkins - 1806 - 348 pages
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The Memoirs of Charles Westcote: In which is Introduced the History of the ...

1807 - 350 pages
...love will assuage the pangs of remorse. CHAPTER VII. i" Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, " The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, " That aids and strengthens Virtue where it meets her, " And imitates her actions where she is not " It might not to be sported with." ELIZA revived from...
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The British Essayists, Volume 18

Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 374 pages
...with the description •f honour in the part of young Juba: ' Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not. It ought not to be sported with ' CATO' In the second place,...
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The Constant Couple, Or, A Trip to the Jubilee: A Comedy in Five Acts

George Farquhar - 1808 - 338 pages
...lov'st me ; but indeed Thy zeal for Juba carry'd thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue, where it meets her, And imitates her actions, where she is not ; It ought not to be sported with. Syph. Believe, me prince,...
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