| John Milton - 1747 - 240 pages
...Cohteitiplation of Juftice and Equity, which was never taught them, but on the promifing and pleifing Thoughts of litigious Terms, fat Contentions, and flowing Fees; others betake' them to State-Affairs, with Sonls fo unprincipled in Virtue, arid true generou* Breeding, that Flattery, and... | |
| John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...the trade of law, grounding their purpofes not on the prudent and heavenly contemplation of juftice and equity, which was never taught them, but on the promising and pleafmg thoughts of litigious terms, fat contentions, and flowing fees; others betake them to ftate... | |
| Thomas Sheridan - Education - 1756 - 434 pages
...contemplation of juftice and ' equity (which was never taught them) but on ' the promifing and pleafing thoughts of litigious ' terms, fat contentions, and flowing fees. Others * betake them to ftate affairs, with fouls fo unprincipled in virtue, and true generous breed' ing, that flattery, and... | |
| Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 444 pages
...contemplation of juftice •and equity which was never taught them, but on the promifing and pleafmg thoughts, of litigious terms, fat contentions, and...flowing fees ; others betake them to State affairs, with fouls fo unprincipl'd in vertue, and true generous breeding, that flattery and court fhifts and tyrannous... | |
| Francis Blackburne - Education - 1780 - 408 pages
...heavenly contemplation of juftice and equity which was never taught them, but on the promifing and pleafmg thoughts of litigious terms, fat contentions, and...flowing fees ; others betake them to State affairs, with fouls fo unprincipl'd in vertue, and true generous breeding, that flattery and court fhifts and tyrannous... | |
| Education - 1803 - 456 pages
...either to an ambitious, or mercenary, or ignorantly zealous divinity : some allured to the trade of law, grounding their purposes not on the prudent and...virtue and true generous breeding, that flattery, and court-shifts, and tyrannous aphorisms, appear to them the highest points of wisdom : instilling their... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 446 pages
...contemplation of juftice and equity, which was never taught them, but on the promifing and pleafing thoughts of litigious terms, fat contentions, and flowing fees ; others betake them to ftate affairs, with fouls fo unprincipled in virtue and true generous breeding* that flattery and courtfhifts... | |
| Great Britain - 1807 - 542 pages
...to an ambitious and njeicenarj, . or ignorandy zealous divinity ; sonjeaitured to the trade of Jaw, grounding their purposes, not on the prudent and heavenly...and equity, which was never taught them, but on the premising and pleasing thoughts of litigious teims,. fat contentions, and flowing tees ; cithers betake... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...either to an ambitious and mercenary, or ignorantly zealous divinity ; some allured to the trade of law, grounding their purposes not on the prudent and...virtue and true generous breeding, that flattery and courtshifts and tyrannous aphorisms appear to them the highest points of wisdom ; instilling their... | |
| John Black - 1810 - 460 pages
...the laurels for which he sighed, without seeing the serpents which basked amidst their leaves, " An which was never taught them, but on the promising...thoughts of litigious terms, fat contentions, and flowing fees.""Tasso is much better humoured, but still he does not view with a very favourable eye his juvenile... | |
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