 | Henry Grattan - 1849 - 494 pages
...But the perverseness of a mean and narrow intellect are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark : no fire to waste them, and...where the interest of millions can be affected by the folly or the vice of an individual, need it be much regretted that to things not worthy of being made... | |
 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - Christianity - 1853 - 566 pages
...the perversenesses of a mean and narrow intellect, are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark, no fire to waste them, and...ray to enlighten ; they assimilate and coalesce with the qualities congenial to their nation, and acquire an incorrigible permanency in the union with kindred... | |
 | William Henry Curran - Ireland - 1855 - 566 pages
...but the perversenesses of a mean and narrow intellect are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark ; — no fire to waste them,...where the interest of millions can be affected by the folly or the vice of an individual, need it bo much regretted, that to things not worthy of being made... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1855 - 476 pages
...But the perversenesses of a mean and narrow intellect are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark : no fire to waste them»...with those qualities so congenial to their nature, aud acquire au incorrigible permanency in the union with kindred frost and kindred opacity. Nor, indeed,... | |
 | William Henry Curran - 1855 - 1454 pages
...but the perversenesses of a mean and narrow intellect are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark ; — no fire to waste them, and no ray to enlighten, thev assimilate and coalesce with those qualities so congenial to their nature, and acquire an incorrigible... | |
 | William Anderson Scott - Civilization - 1856 - 182 pages
...kindly humanizing effects of close and intimate society, are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark — no fire to waste them,...they assimilate and coalesce with those qualities congenial to their nature, and acquire an incorrigible permanence in their union with kindred frost,... | |
 | A member of the bar - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1857 - 562 pages
...but the perverseness of a mean and narrow intellect, are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark : no fire to waste them, and...incorrigible permanency in the union with kindred frost and kin dred opacity. Nor indeed, my lords, except where the interest of millions can be affected by the... | |
 | Irish orations (English) - 1857 - 564 pages
...but the perverseness of a mean and narrow intellect, are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark: no fire to waste them, and...incorrigible permanency in the union with kindred frost and kin . dred opacity. Nor indeed, my lords, except where the interest of millions can be affected by... | |
 | William Henry Curran - 1858 - 694 pages
...but the perversenesses of a mean and narrow intellect are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark ; — no fire to waste them,...with kindred frost and kindred opacity. Nor, indeed, iny lords, except where the interest of millions can be affected by the folly or the vice of an individual,... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - Great Britain - 1874 - 434 pages
...but the perverseness of a mean and narrow intellect are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark ; no fire to waste them, and...congenial to their nature, and acquire an incorrigible permanence in the union with kindred frost and kindred opacity. Nor, indeed, my lords, except when... | |
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But the perverseness of a mean and narrow intellect are like the excrescences that grow upon a body naturally cold and dark : no fire to waste them, and no ray to enlighten, they assimilate and coalesce with those qualities so congenial to their nature,... 
