 THE merit of this prince, both in private and public life, may, with advantage, be set in opposition to that of any monarch or citizen, which the annals of any age or any nation can present to us. He seems, indeed, to be the complete model of that perfect...  English 18th Century Dances - Page 2291812Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1772 - 628 pages
...any monarch cr citizen, which the annals of any age or nation can prcfent to us. jHe feems, indeed, to be the complete model of that perfect character ', which, under the denomination of a ffige and wife man, philofophers toavt bien fond of delineating, rather as a fitlion of their Imagination,... | |
 | Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 pages
...monarch or citizen, which the annals of any age or any nation, can prefent to us. He feems, indeed, to be the complete model of that perfect character, which under the denomination of a fage | Hume's Hid. 4i0. vol. ip «j. fage or wife man, the philofophers have been fond of delineating,... | |
 | 1786 - 460 pages
...any monarch or citizen which the annals of any age or any nation can prefent to us. He feems, indeed, to be the complete model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a fagc or wife man, the philofophers have been fond of delineating, rathetr as a fiftion of their imagination,... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...model of that perfect character, whichr under the denomination of a fage or wife man, the philofophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes of ever feeing k reduced to practice: fo happily were all his virtues. tempered together, fojuftly were they... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - 536 pages
...model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a fage or j wife man, philofophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes of ever feeing it really exifting: So happily were all his virtues tempered together; fojuftly were they blended;... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - 452 pages
...model of that perfect character , which , under the denomination of a fage or wife man, philofophers have been fond of delineating , rather as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes of ever feeing it reallv exifting: So happily were all his virtues tempered together; fo juftly were they blended;... | |
 | 436 pages
...next day. Hume, in a few words, gives this rare panegyric of Alfred : that ' he feems indeed to be the model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a Sage or Wife Man, Philofophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination, than... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...monarch or citizen, which the annals of any age, or any nation, can prefent to us. He feems, indeed, to be the complete model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a fage or wife man, the philosophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination,... | |
 | William Russell - 1802 - 550 pages
...in ancient or modern times. He seems indeed, as is observed by an elegant and profound historian84, to be the complete model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a sage, or truly wise man, philosophers have been so fond of delineating without the hopes of ever seeing it realized.... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...of any monarch or citizen which the annals of any age or nation can present to us. He seems, indeed, to be the complete model of that perfect character,...of ever seeing it reduced to practice. So happily were all his virtues tempered together ; so justly were they blended, and so powerfully did each prevent... | |
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