 | 1814 - 550 pages
...acknowledged no superior,- he commenced his course, a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity ! With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his...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... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...acknowledged no superior, he commenced his course, a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity ! With no friend but- his sword, and no fortune but his talents, he rushed intpthe lists where rank, and wealth, and genius, had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from... | |
 | John Hampdon - 1815 - 638 pages
...acknowledged no superior, he commenced his course, a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity ! With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his...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 - 1817 - 234 pages
...acknowledged no superior, he commenced his course, a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity ! With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his...— he acknowledged no criterion but success — he worshipped no God but ambition, and with an eastern devotion he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry.... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1817 - 248 pages
...coursej a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity ! With no friend but his sword, and no fortune s but his talents, he rushed into the lists where rank,...— he acknowledged no criterion but success — he worshipped no God but ambition, and with an eastern devotion he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry.... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1817 - 166 pages
...acknowledge no superior, he commenced his course, a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity ; — with no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his...rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves; competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest; — he acknowledged... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1817 - 680 pages
...acknowledged no superior, he COIBmenced his course, a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity ! " With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his...into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius bad arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish - 1820 - 296 pages
...who acknowledged no superior, he commenced his course, a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity! With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his...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... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Ireland - 1822 - 324 pages
...acknowledged no superior, he commenced his course, a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity ! With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his...— he acknowledged no criterion but success — he worshipped no God but ambition, and with an eastern devotion he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry.... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...acknowledged no superior, he commenced his course, a stranger by birth, and a scholar by charity ! — With no friend but his sword, and no fortune but his...into the lists where rank and wealth, and genius, hud arrayed. • themselves, and cortipetition fled from him as from the chance of destiny. He knew... | |
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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 glance of destiny. He knew no motive... 
