 ... some more softness of disposition, some greater lenity of temper, some of those amiable weaknesses by which her sex is distinguished. But the true method of estimating her merit...  the monthly review - Page 411by SEVERAL HANDS - 1759Full view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...thofe confiderations, and confider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority, snd entrufted with the government of mankind. We may find it difficult...but her qualities as a fovereign, though with fome confidrrable exceptions, are the object of undifputed applaufe and approbation. • * • l/juj left... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...a rational being, placed in anthority, and entruiled with the government of mankind. We may find ic difficult to reconcile our fancy to her as a wife, or a miilrefs ; but her qualities as a fovereign, though with fome confidence exceptions, are the objecl... | |
 | 1798 - 672 pages
...win her title be to a larger portion of praife or infamy. 11 We may find it difficult to reci.ncile our fancy to her, as a wife or a miftrefs ; but her qualities as a Irvrrcign, though with fome confidcrable exceptions, are the objecJ of undiiputcd applaufe and appiobation."... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...But the true method of estimating her merit, is to lay aside all these considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority,...difficult to reconcile our fancy to her as a wife or mistress, but her qualities as a sovereign, though with »ome considerable exceptions, are the object... | |
 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1813 - 324 pages
...considerations, and to consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and intrusted with the government of mankind. We may find it difficult to reconcile our fancy to her, as a wife or mistress ; but her qualities as a sovereign, though with some considerable exceptions, are the object... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 528 pages
...But the true method of estimating her merit, is to lay aside, all these considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority,...difficult to reconcile our fancy to her as a wife or mistress, but her qualities as a sovereign, though with some considerable exceptions, are the object... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 502 pages
...But the true method of estimating her merit, is to lay aside all these, considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority,...difficult to reconcile our fancy to her as a wife or mistress, but her qualities as a sovereign, though with some considerable exceptions, are the object... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...as a rational being, placed in authority, and trusted with the government of mankind. We may fii.d it difficult to reconcile our fancy to her, as a wife or a mistress ; but her qualities as a sovereign, though with some considerable exceptions, are the objects... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - English language - 1817 - 594 pages
...But the true method of estimating her merit is to lay aside all these considerations, and to consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority,...difficult to reconcile our fancy to her as a wife or a mistress ; but her qualities as a sovereign, though with some considerable exceptions, are the object... | |
 | Roelof van der Pijl - Dutch language - 1819 - 414 pages
...merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and entrufted with the government of mankind. We my find it difficult to reconcile our fancy to her as a wife, or a miftress ; but her qualities as a fovereign, thougli with fome confiderable exceptions , are the object... | |
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