 Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family : I should have left a son, who, in all the points in which personal merit...  The Illustrated Magazine - Page 1351868Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 620 pages
...pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been according to my mediocrity, and eir understanding from the object before them, and...very imperfectly ; and our guides, the historians, shewn himsel inferieur to the Duke of Bedford, or to any of those whom he traces in his line. His grace... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pages
...pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder...accomplish-ment, would not have shown himself inferior to HIP Duke of Bedford, or to any of those whom he traces in his line. His Grace very soon would have... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1837 - 660 pages
...God to continue to me the hopes jbf succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder...sentiment, and every liberal accomplishment, would not have shewn himself inferiour to the Duke of Bedford, or to any of those whom he traces in his line. His... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1839 - 586 pages
...pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder...in science, in erudition, in genius, in taste, in honor, in generosity, in humanity, in every liberal sentiment, and every liberal accomplishment, would... | |
 | George Croly - 1840 - 612 pages
...pride, " to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder...be viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius, in honour, in humanity, in every liberal sentiment, and every liberal accomplishment, would not have shewn... | |
 | George Croly - 1840 - 300 pages
...pride, " to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder...be viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius, in honour, in humanity, in every liberal sentiment, and every liberal accomplishment, would not have shewn... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1842 - 326 pages
...pleased God to continue to me the hope of succession, I should have been according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family ; 1 should have left a son, who, in all the points in which personal merit can be viewed, in science,... | |
 | Samuel P. NEWMAN - 1843 - 322 pages
...pleased God to continue to me the hope of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder...in science, in erudition, in genius, in taste, in honor, in generosity, in humanity, in every liberal sentiment, and every liberal accomplishment, would... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the ag-e I live in, a sort of founder...in science, in erudition, in genius, in taste, in honor, in generosity, in humanity, in every liberal sentiment, and every liberal accomplishment, would... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1843 - 326 pages
...pleased God to continue to me the hope of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family; I should have left a §on, who, in all the points in which personal merit can be viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius,... | |
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