 It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil by losing all...  Platt's essays - Page 34by James Platt - 1883Full view - About this book
 | John Moore - 1803 - 312 pages
...in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom ;" and adds, " that with these, are also fled that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...stain like a wound, which inspired courage while it indicated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil,... | |
 | John Moore - 1803 - 322 pages
...in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom ;" and adds, " that with these, are also fled that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...stain like a wound, which inspired courage while it indicated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprize is gone ! It Is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity...felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 pages
...of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprize is gone ! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound, Vhich inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under... | |
 | Joseph Weber - 1805 - 552 pages
...of manly sentiment, and heroic enterprize, is " gone ! It is gone, that sensibility of princi" ple, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain " like a wound, which inspired courage whilst " it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled what" ever it touched, and under which vice itself "... | |
 | Joseph Weber - 1805 - 552 pages
...of manly sentiment, and heroic enterprize, is " gone ! It is gone, that sensibility of princi" pie, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain " like a wound, which inspired courage whilst " it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled what" ever it touched, and under which vice itself "... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 512 pages
...of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse ef manly sentiment and heroick enterprise is gone ! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain ike a wound, which inspired courage whilst k mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1814 - 258 pages
...of life, Ilie cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise is gone! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity...felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1815 - 464 pages
...life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of of manly sentiment and heroick enterprisfe is gone! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity...felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 pages
...of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise is gone ! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity...felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage whilst it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost... | |
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