 | Moral essays - 1821 - 188 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. That gentleness, therefore, which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from, the mean spirit of cowards, and the fawn. . ing assent of sycophants. It renounces no just right from fear. It gives up no important truth... | |
 | Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - Presbyterian Church - 1822 - 492 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. That gentleness, therefore; which belongs 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 witli advantage be superinduced. It stands... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Presbyterian Church - 1822 - 470 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. That gentleness, therefore, which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit...truth from flattery. It is indeed not only consistent wilh a firm mind, butit necessarily requires a manly spirit, and a fuied principle, in order to give... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 pages
...be carefully distinguished11 from the mean spirit of cowards, and the fawning assent of sycophants.0 It renounces no just right from fear. It gives up...It is indeed not only consistent with a firm mind, hut it necessarily requires a manly spirit, and a fixed principle, in order to give it any real value.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1822 - 312 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 consistent with a firm mine.*, but it necessarily requires a manly spirit, and a fixed principle, in order to give it any... | |
 | Charles Buck - Bible - 1823 - 614 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...manly spirit and a fixed principle, in order to give il any real value. It stands opposed to harshness and severity, to pride and arrogance, to violence... | |
 | Moral essays - 1824 - 186 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. That gentleness, therefore, which belongs 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 laid. It stands opposed,... | |
 | Children - 1824 - 188 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. That gentleness, therefore, which belongs to virtue, is to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit...important truth from flattery. It is indeed not only consistant with a firm mind, but it necessarily requires a manly spirit and a fixed principle, in order... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Oral reading - 1824 - 308 pages
...occasions, even though we should stand alone. 3. That gentleness therefore which belongs to virlue, ii to be carefully distinguished from the mean spirit...fawning assent of Sycophants. It renounces no just right irom fear. It gives up no important truth from Battery. It is indeed not only consistent with a firm... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1824 - 628 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 of cowards and the fawning assent of svcophants. It renounces no just right from fear ; it gives up no important truth from flattery : it... | |
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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... 
