| 1814 - 580 pages
...wealth, and genius, had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the chance of desliny. He knew no motive but interest'; • he acknowledged no criterion but success ; he worshipped no Goii but ambition, and with a stern devotion knelt at the shrine of his idolatry. Subsidiary to this,... | |
| 1814 - 550 pages
...With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his talents, he rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius, had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the chance of destiny; - He knew no motive but interest ; he acknowledged no criterion but success ; he... | |
| John Hampdon - 1815 - 638 pages
...With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his talents, he rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the chance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest — he acknowledged no criterion but success —... | |
| Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish - 1820 - 296 pages
...With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his talents, he rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition...from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest—he acknowledged no criterion but success —he worshipped no God but ambition, and with... | |
| Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...wealth, and genius, hud arrayed. • themselves, and cortipetition fled from him as from the chance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest — he...success — he worshipped no God but ambition, and with a stern devotion knelt at the shrine of his idolatry. Subsidiary to this, there was no creed that he... | |
| Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...his talents, he rushed into tlie lists where rank, and wealth, aud genius, had arrayed themselves; competition fled from' him, as from the glance of...but interest — he acknowledged no criterion but successbe worshipped no God but ambition, and with an Eastern devotion, he knelt at the shrine of his... | |
| Great Britain - 1830 - 482 pages
...but his talents, he rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius, had arrayed themselves; competition fled from, him, as from the glance of...success— he worshipped no God but ambition, and with an Kastern, devotion, he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry. Sub>idiary to this, there was no creed that... | |
| John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his talents, he rushed in the list where rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition...— he acknowledged no criterion but success — he worshiped no God but ambition, and with an eastern devotion he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry.... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1837 - 334 pages
...With no friend but his sword, no fortune but his talents, he rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. He kiiew no motive but iuterest—he acknowledged no criterion but success—he worshipped no God but... | |
| John Philpot Curran, Robert Emmet, Henry Grattan - Ireland - 1840 - 562 pages
...With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his talents, he rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition...from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest—he acknowledged no criterion but success—he worshiped no God but ambition, and with an... | |
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