 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1777 - 584 pages
...mean fpirit of coward*, and the fawning affent of fycophants. It renounces no jaft right from fear. It gives up no important truth from flattery. It is indeed not only confident with a firm mind, but it necefifarily requires a manly fpirit, and a fixed principle, in... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1777 - 590 pages
...mean fpirit of cowards, and the fawning aflent of fycophants. It renounces no juft right from fear. It gives up no important truth from flattery. It is indeed not only confident with a firm mind, but it necefTarily requires a manly fpirit, and a fixed principle, in order... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Presbyterian Church - 1784 - 298 pages
...mean fpirit of cowards, and the fawning aflent of fycophants. It renounces no juft right from fear. It gives up no important truth from flattery. It is indeed not only confiftent with a firm mind, but it neceffarily requires a manly fpirir, and a fixed principle, in... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 584 pages
...mean spirit of cowards, and the fawning assent of sycophants. It renounces no just right from fear, it gives up no important truth from flattery : it is, indeed, not only connected with a firm mind, but necessarily requires a manly spirit, and a fixed principle, in order... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Conduct of life - 1798 - 362 pages
...fpirit of cowards, and the fawning aflent of fycophants.—It renounces no juft right from fear:— it gives up no important truth from flattery :—it is indeed not only confiftent with a firm mind, E 3 but but it neceflarily requires a manly fpirit and a fixed principle... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...mean fpirit of cowards, and the fawning afsent of fycophants. It renounces no juft right from fear. It gives up no important truth from flattery. It is indeed not only confiftent with a firm mind, bu.t it necefsarily requires a manly fpirit, and a fixed principle, in... | |
 | Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - Presbyterian Church - 1808 - 474 pages
...It renounces no just right from fear. It gives up no important truth from flattery. It is indeed hot only consistent with a firm mind, but it necessarily requires a manly spirit, and a SERMON fixed principle, in order to give it any real v Vl' value. Upon this solid ground only, the... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1810 - 488 pages
...mean spirit of cowards and the fawning assent of sycophants. It renounces no just right from fear ; it gives up no important truth from flattery ; it is,...harshness and Severity, to pride and arrogance, to violence and oppression ; it is properly that part of charity which makes us unwilling to give pain... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...sycophants. It renounces no just right Trom ftfar. It give? Up HO iwrportant troth from flattens. ' K is indeed not only consistent with a firm mind, but...fixed principle, in order to give it any real value. Upon this solid ground only, the polish of gentleness can with advantage be superinduced. ^ '• It... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...just right from fear. It gives up no important truth from flattery. It is indeed not onlyconsistent with a firm mind, but it necessarily requires a manly...fixed principle, in order to give it any real value. Upon this solid ground only, the polish of gentleness can with advantage be superinduced. It stands... | |
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It renounces no just right from fear. It gives up no important truth from flattery. ( It is indeed not only consistent with a firm mind, but it necessarily requires a manly spirit, and a fixed principle, in order to give it any real value. Upon this solid... 
