 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - 1742 - 462 pages
...has its Allay of Evil : Licentioufnefs is the Allay of Liberty : It is an Ebullition, an Excrefcence, -it is a Speck upon the Eye of the Political Body, which I can never touch but with a gentle, with a trembling Hand, left I deftroy the Body, left I injure the Eye upon which it is apt... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - 1742 - 460 pages
...has its Allay of Evil : Licentioufnefs is the Allay of Liberty : It is an Ebullition, an Excrefcence, it is a Speck upon the Eye of the Political Body, which I can never touch bet with a gentle, with a trembling Hand, left I deftroy the Body, left I injure the Eye upon which... | |
 | 1774 - 846 pages
...alloy: licentioufnefs is the alloy of liberty. It is an ebullition, an excrefceace ; it is a fpeck upon the eye of the political body, which I can never touch but with a gentle — with a trembling hand, left I injure the body ; leit I hurt the eye upon which is is apt... | |
 | British Plutarch - 1776 - 350 pages
...of evil. Licentioufnels is thf alloy of liberty, it is an ebullition, an exerefcence. It is a fpeck upon the eye of the political body, which I can never touch but with a gentle, v with a trembling hand, left 1 deftroy the body, left I injure the eye upon which it is... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1779 - 490 pages
...One of the greateft bleffings we enjoy, one of the greateft bleffings a people, my lords, inn enioy, is liberty ; but every good in this life has its alloy of evil. Licentioufnefs is the alloy of liberty : it is an ebullition, an excrefcence ; it is a fpcck upon the... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1779 - 490 pages
...One; of the greateft blefflngs we enjoy, one of the greateft bleflings a people, my lords, ¿an enjoy, is liberty but every good in this life has its alloy of evil. Li¿ centioufnefs is the alloy of liberty: it is an ebullition, an excrelcence; it is a fpcck upon... | |
 | 1791 - 316 pages
...Liberty. One of the greareft bleffings we enjoy, one of the greattft bleffings a people can enjoy, is liberty, — but every good in this life has its alloy of evil. Licentioufnefs is the' alloy of liberty ; it is an ebullition, an excrefcence ; it is a fpeck upon... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...vol. ii. ONE of the greatest blessings we enjoy, ons of the greatest blessings a people can enjoy, is liberty; but every good in this life has its alloy...licentiousness is the alloy of liberty; it is an ebullition, and excrescence ; it is a speck upon the eye of the political body, which I can never touch but with... | |
 | 1810 - 702 pages
...can enjoy is liberty. But, every good in this life has its allay of evil. Licentiousness is the allay of liberty. It is an ebullition, an excrescence ;...speck upon the eye of the political body, which I dare never touch but with a gentle, with a trembling hand, lest I injure the body, lest I destroy the... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 484 pages
...thus expressed himself in the house of lords : " One of the greatest blessings, my lords, we enjoy, is liberty ; but every good in this life has its alloy...licentiousness is the alloy of liberty, it is—'" Lord Kenyan. Dr. Johnson claims to pluck that feather from lord Chesterfield's wing ; he speaks, I... | |
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Licentiousness is the alloy of liberty: it is an ebullition, an excrescence; it is a speck upon the eye of the political body, which I can never touch but with a gentle, with a trembling hand, lest I destroy the body, lest I injure the eye upon which... 
