 | Edward Moore - 1772 - 394 pages
...HONOUR. It is virtue, adorned with tevery decoration, that can make it amiable and ufeful in fociety. It is the true foundation of mutual faith and credit, and the real intercourfe, by which the bufmefs of life is tranfa<£led with fafety and pleafure. It is of univerfal... | |
 | 1776 - 306 pages
...Honour. It is virtue, adorned with every decoration that can make it amiable and ufeful in fociety : it is the true foundation of mutual faith and credit, and the real intercourfe by which the bufmefs of life is tranfacted vithfafety and pleafure : it is of univerfal... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 648 pages
...the city to men, but not to words.' There is no word of greater import and dignity than HONOUR. It is virtue adorned with every decoration, that can make...the business of life is transacted with safety and plea¿ sure. It is of universal extent, and can be confined to no particular station cf life, because... | |
 | 1803 - 332 pages
...city to men, but not " to words." There is no word of greater import and dignity than honour. It is virtue, adorned with every decoration that can make...life is transacted with safety and pleasure. It is of imj versa] extent, and can be confined to no particular station of life, because it \se\ery -nan's... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 312 pages
...liie city to men, but not to words.' There is no word of greater import and dignity than HONOUR. It is virtue adorned with every decoration, that can make...extent, and can be confined to no particular station of life, because it is every man's security, and every man's interest. But to its great misfortune,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 314 pages
...the city to men, but not to words.' There is no word of greater import and dignity than uoNoua. It is virtue adorned with every decoration, that can make...which the business of life is transacted with safety arid pleasore. It is of universal extent, and can be confined to no particular station of life, because... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 866 pages
...city to men, but not to words.' " There is no word of greater import and dignity than honour. It is virtue adorned with every decoration that can make...extent, and can be confined to no particular station of life, because it is every man's security, and every man's interest. But to its great misfortune,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 304 pages
...is no word of greater import and dignity than Honour. It is virtue adorned with every de. coration, that can make it amiable and useful in society. It...and credit, and the real intercourse, by which the busi-. ness of life is transacted with safety and pleasure. It is of universal extent, and can be confined... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 396 pages
...the city to men, but not to words' There is no word of greater import and dignity than HONOUR. It is virtue adorned with every decoration that can make it amiable and useful in Thus has HONOUR got an imaginary title, instead of a real one. It has lost by its acquisitions ; and... | |
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virtue adorned with every decoration that can make it amiable and useful in society.'' It is the true foundation of mutual faith and credit, and the real intercourse by which the business of life is transacted with safety and pleasure. It is of universal... 