 The wretch who, after having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is surely the object of either abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his gray hairs should...  The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select - Page 62by Reuben Percy - 1826Full view - About this book
 | John Almon, William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Great Britain - 1792
...either abhorrence or contempt, and dcferves not that his grey head fhould fecure him from infults. " « Much more is he to be abhorred who as he has advanced m age has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with lefs temptations i who proftitutes himfelf... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1795 - 612 pages
...added obftinacy to ftupidity, defervcs not that his grey hairs fhould fecure him from infult ; and much more is he to be abhorred who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and who deliberately devotes the remnant of his life to the ruin of his country." As a public ipeaker,... | |
 | Books - 1798 - 744 pages
...either abhorrence or contempt, and drferves not that his grey head fhould fecure him from infults. Much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtut, and becomes more wicked with lefs temptation ; who proftitetes liimfelf for money which he... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1802 - 526 pages
...added obftinacy to ftupidity, deferves not that his grey hairs fhould fecure him from infult ; and much . more is he to be abhorred .who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and who deliberately devotes the remnant of his life to the ruin of his country." As a public fpeaker,... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 474 pages
...wretch who, after having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is...deserves not .that his grey head should secure him from insults. ' Much more is he to he abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue,... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 470 pages
...wretch who, after having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is...deserves not that his grey head should secure him from insults. r ' Much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue,... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...wretch who, after having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is...abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey hairs should secure him from insult. Much more, .Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...consequences of repeated errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinancy to stupidity, is surely the object of either abhorrence...deserves not that his grey head should secure him from insults : much move i« he to be abhorred, who as he advanced in age, has receded from rirtue, and... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 590 pages
...wretch, who after having seen the " consequences of repeated errors, continues still to blunder, " and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is " surely the object of either abhorence or contempt, and " deserves not that his grey head should secure him from ". insults : much... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 582 pages
...wretch, who after having seen the " consequences of repeated errors, continues still to blunder, " and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is " surely the object of either abhorence or contempt, and " deserves not that his grey head should secure him from " insults : much... | |
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