 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 308 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. <6. That gentleness therefore which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished* from the mean spirit of cowards, and the fawning assent of sycophants.6 It renounces no just right from fear. It gives up no important truth from flattery. It... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 276 pages
...occasions, even thouirh we should stand alone. 3. That gentleness therefore which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit of cowards, and the Awning assent of sycophants. It renounces no just right from fear. It. gives up no important truth... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Sermons, English - 1828 - 168 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. That gentleness, therefore, which belonjs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...stand alone. 3. That gentleness therefore which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished1' from the mean spirit of cowards, and the fawning assent...fixed principle, in order to give it any real value. Upon this solid ground only, the polish of gentleness can wilh advantage be superinduced./ 4. It stands... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1829 - 216 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. 3. That gentleness therefore which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit...indeed not only consistent with a firm mind, but it necessarilfl'requires a manly spirit, and a fixed principle, in order to give it any real value. Upon... | |
 | Charles Buck - Protestantism - 1830 - 996 pages
...manners, always to assent and to comply, is the very worst maxim we can adopt. True gentleness, therefore, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit...a manly spirit and a fixed principle, in order to givo it any real value. It stands opposed to harshness and severity, to pride and arrogance, to violence... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1830 - 244 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. 8. That gentleness therefore which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit...sycophants. It renounces no just right from fear. Ft gives up no important truth from flattery. It is indeed not only consistent with a firm mind, but... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1831 - 1158 pages
...adopt. True gentleness, therefore, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit of rewards and the fawning assent of sycophants. It renounces...mind, but it necessarily requires a manly spirit and a fixd principle, in order to give it any frai value. It stands opposed to harshness and severity, to... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1832 - 260 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. 3 That gentleness therefore which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit...from flattery. It is indeed not only consistent with afirm mind, but it necessarily requires a manly spirit, and a fixed principle, in order to give it... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1833 - 980 pages
...manners, always to assent and to comply, is tho very worst maxim we can adopt. True gentleness, therefore, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit...right from fear; it gives up no important truth from llattery : it is, indeed, not only consistent with a firm mind, but it necessarily requires a manly... | |
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That gentleness therefore, which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the 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... 
