 ... and consider the generous seeds which are there planted, that might, if rightly cultivated, ennoble their lives, and make their virtue venerable to futurity ; how can they, without tears, reflect on the universal degeneracy from that public spirit,...  An Enquiry Into the Morals of the Ancients - Pagina 109door George England - 1735 - 369 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1711 - 404 pagina’s
...the univerfal Degeneracy from that publick Spirit, which ought to be the firft and principal Motive of all their Actions ? In the Grecian and Roman Nations,...great Incentive, and it was impoffible to be in the Faftiion without being a Patriot. All Gallantry had its firft Source from hence ; and to want a Warmth... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 322 pagina’s
...from that public Spirit, which ought to be the firft and principal Motive of all their Actions? la the Grecian and Roman Nations, they were wife enough. to keep up this great Incentive, and it was irrpoffible to be in the Fafhion without being a Patriot. All Gallantry had its firft Source from hence... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 342 pagina’s
...the universal degeneracy from that public spirit, which ought to be the first and principal motive of all their actions ? In the Grecian and Roman nations, they were wise enough to keep up this great incentive, and it warn impossible to be in the fashion without being... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1804 - 450 pagina’s
...on the universal degeneracy from that public spirit which ought to be the first and principal motive of -all their actions? In the Grecian and Roman nations they were wise enough to keep up this great incentive, and it was impossible to be in the fashion without being... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 342 pagina’s
...the universal degeneracy from that public spirit, which ought to be the first and principal motive of all their actions? In the Grecian and Roman nations, they were wise enough to keep up this great incentive, and it was impossible to be in the fashion without being... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 414 pagina’s
...on the universal degeneracy from that public spirit which ought to be the first and principal motive of all their actions ? In the Grecian and Roman nations, they were wise enough to keep up this great incentive, and it was impossible to be in the fashion without being... | |
 | 1829 - 804 pagina’s
...the universal degeneracy from that public spirit, which ought to lie the first and principal motive of all their actions? 'In the Grecian and Roman nations, they were wise enough to keep up this great incentive, and it was impossible to be in the fashion without being... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - 1900 - 462 pagina’s
...the universal degeneracy from that public spirit, which ought to be the first and principal motive of all their actions ? In the Grecian and Roman nations, they were wise enough to keep up this great incentive, and it was impossible to be in the fashion without being... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1902 - 452 pagina’s
...the universal degeneracy from that public spirit, which ought to be the first and principal motive of all their actions ? In the Grecian and Roman nations, they were wise enough to keep up this great incentive, and it was impossible to be in the fashion without being... | |
 | Walter James Graham - 1928 - 440 pagina’s
...the universal degeneracy from that public spirit, which ought to be the first and principal motive of all their actions? In the Grecian and Roman nations, they were wise enough to keep up this great incentive, and it was impossible to be in the fashion without being... | |
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