 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1801 - 474 pages
...amafled immenfe wealth) was fo fenGble of the difadvantage of a bad charadler, that I heard him once fay, in his impudent, profligate manner, that, though he...not give one farthing for virtue, he would give ten thoufand pounds for a character ; becaufe he thould ^et a hundred thoufand pounds by it ; whereas he... | |
 | 1806 - 360 pages
...crimes, amafled immenfe wealth) fenfible of the difadvantage of a bad character, was once heard to fay, that, " though he would not give one farthing for virtue, " he would give ten thoufand pounds for a character; « becaufe he mould get an hundred thoufand pounds " by it." Is it... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - 1806 - 362 pages
...amafied immenfe wealth) fenfible of the disadvantage of a bad character, was once heard to fay, that, <f though he would not give one farthing for virtue, «« he would give ten thoufand pounds for a character ; " becaufe he mould get an hundred thoufand pounds " by it." Is it... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 456 pages
...disadvantage of a had character, that I heard him nnce say, in his impndent, profligate manner, that thongh he would not give one farthing for virtue, he would give ten thonsand pounds for a character, hecanse he should get a hundred thonsand pounds hy it; whereas he... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 pages
...was, I believe, the most notorious blasted raseal in the world, and who had, by all sorts of erimes, amassed immense wealth), -was so sensible of the disadvantage of a bad eharaeter, that I heard him onee say, in his impudent, profligate manner, that though he would not... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1828 - 270 pages
...was, I believe, the most notorious, blasted rascal in the world, and who had, by all sorts of crimes, amassed immense wealth,) was so sensible of the disadvantage...profligate manner, that, though he would not give me one farthing for virtue, he \vould give ten thousand pounds for a character ; because he should... | |
 | 1832 - 406 pages
...wealth), sensible of the disad vantages of a bad character, was once heard to say, that " although he would not give one farthing for virtue, he would...give ten thousand pounds for a character, because he should get a hundred thousand pounds by it." Is it possible, then, that an honest man can neglect what... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1836 - 96 pages
...immense wealth), sensible of the disadvantage of a bad character, was once heard to say, that ' although he would not give one farthing for virtue, he would...give ten thousand pounds for a character ; because he should get a hundred thousand pounds by it.' Is it possible, then, that an honest man can neglect what... | |
 | 1837 - 860 pages
...immense wealth,) sensible of the disadvantages of a bad character, was once heard to say, that " although he would not give one farthing for virtue, he would...give ten thousand pounds for a character, because he should get a hundred thousand pounds by it." Is it possible, then, that an honest man can neglect what... | |
 | 1841 - 300 pages
...immense wealth,) sensible of the disadvantage of a bad character, was once heard to say, that, ' altho' he would not give one farthing for virtue, he would...give ten thousand pounds for a character, because he should get a hundred thousand pounds by it.' la it possible, then that an honest man can neglect what... | |
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I heard him once say, in his impudent, profligate manner, that though he would not give one farthing for virtue, he would give ten thousand pounds for a character ; because he should get a hundred thousand pounds by it ; whereas, he was so blasted, that... 
