 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - Great Britain - 1742 - 460 pages
...Playhouie was under a Licence. What was the Confequence ? The Playhoufe retailed nothing but the Politics, the Vices, and the Follies of the Court : Not to expofe...dangerous ; for the Courtiers did then, as thorough-paced Courticis always will do, they facrificed their Honour, by making their Wit and their Humour fubfervient... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Authors, English - 1779 - 490 pages
...the court ; not to expofe them, no, but to recommend them, though it muft be granted their politics were often as bad as their vices, and much more pernicious than their other follies. It is true, the court had at that time a great deal of wit, it was then indeed full of men of true... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Authors, English - 1779 - 490 pages
...the court; not to cxpofe them, no, but to recommend them, though it muSt be granted their politics were often as bad as their vices, and much more pernicious than their other follies. It is true, the court had at that time a great deal of wit, it was then indeed full of men of true... | |
 | James Thomas Kirkman - Theater - 1799 - 510 pages
...expofe them — -no ; but to recommend them — • though it muft be granted, that their politics ' were often as bad as their vices, and much more pernicious...; it was then, indeed, full of men of true wit and humour ; but it was the more dangerous ; for the Courtiers did then, as thorough-paced Courtiers always... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...the court ; not to expose them, no, but to recommend them, though it must be granted their politicks were often as bad as their vices, and much more pernicious than their other follies. It is true, the court had at that time a great deal of wit : it was then indeed full of men of true... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...the court ; not to expose them, no, but to recommend them, though it must be granted their politicks were often as bad as their vices, and much more pernicious than their other follies. It is true, the court had at that time a great deal of wit: it was then indeed full of men of true... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Orators - 1810 - 544 pages
...to expose them ; no — but to VOL. I. 54 recommend them ; though it must be granted, their politics were often as bad as their vices, and much more pernicious...true, the court had at that time a great deal of wit, and it was then, indeed, full of men of true wit and great humour; but it was the more dangerous ;... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...politics were often as had as their rices, and much more pernicious than their other follies. It is true the court had at that time a great deal of wit,...great humour ; but it was the more dangerous, for the couiticrs did then, as thorough-paced courtiers always will do, they sacrificed their honour by making... | |
 | Frederick Lawrence - Authors, English - 1855 - 398 pages
...Court. Not to expose them — no, but to recommend them ; though it must be granted their politics were often as bad as their vices, and much more pernicious...courtiers did then, as thorough-paced courtiers always do, they sacrificed their honour, by making their wit and their humour subservient to the Court alone... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1892 - 582 pages
...the Court ; not to expose them, no, but to recommend them, though it must be granted their politics were often as bad as their vices, and much more pernicious than their other follies. It is true, the Court had at that time a greal deal of wit, it was then indeed full of men of true... | |
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Tis true, the Court had, at that Time, a great deal of Wit; it was then indeed full of Men of true Wit and great Humour; but it was the more dangerous; for the Courtiers did then, as thorough-paced Courtiers always will do, they sacrificed their... 
