 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pagina’s
...height, instead of the piety, virtue, sobriety, and modesty, which we hoped God by our hands would haye introduced; the best of our nation made a prey to...but by such evil and infamous means as flattery and bribery—what joy can I have in my own country in this condition? Is it a pleasure to see, that all... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1819 - 560 pagina’s
...paradise, is now like to be made a stage of injury ; the liberty which we hoped to establish oppressed ; the best of our nation made a prey to the worst ;...corrupted ; the people enslaved ; all things vendible, and no man safe, but by such evil and infamous means as flattery and bribery; what joy can I have in... | |
 | 1820 - 438 pagina’s
...oppressed ; all manner of profaneness, looseness, luxury, and lewdness set up in its height, instead of piety, virtue, sobriety, and modesty, which we hoped...corrupted ; the people enslaved ; all things vendible ; and no man safe but by such evil and infamous means as flattery and bribery ; what joy can I have... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1822 - 488 pagina’s
...of mine, which used to be esteemed a paradise, is now like to be made a stage of injury; the liberty we hoped to establish oppressed ; luxury and lewdness...means as flattery and bribery ; what joy can I have in my own country in this condition ? Is it a pleasure to see all that I love in the world is sold... | |
 | Robert Sidney Earl of Leicester - 1825 - 336 pagina’s
...indemnity is passed, because they think it is best for me, I cannot wholly lay aside my own judgement and choice. I confess we are naturally inclined to...means as flattery and bribery ; what joy can I have in my own country in this condition ? Is it a pleasure to see that all I love in the world is sold... | |
 | Robert Sidney Earl of Leicester - 1825 - 334 pagina’s
...would redeem myself from it, with the loss of a great deal of my blood. But when that country of mine, used to be esteemed a paradise, is now like to be...means as flattery and bribery ; what joy can I have in my own country in this condition? Is it a pleasure to see that all I love in the world is sold and... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 246 pagina’s
...conduct in a long letter to a friend, of which we shall quote some parts : " I am sorry," he says, " I cannot in all things conform myself to the advices...means, as flattery and bribery; what joy can I have in my own country in this condition ? Is it a pleasure to see, that all 1 love in the world is sold... | |
 | George Wingrove Cooke - 1836 - 636 pagina’s
...injury ; the liberty which we hoped to establish oppressed ; luxury and lewdness set up in its height ; the best of our nation made a prey to the worst ;...no man safe but by such evil and infamous means as CHAP. IV. flattery and bribery ; what ioy can I have in my — -,.,.. J . T . , AD- 1679 own country... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 494 pagina’s
...stage of injury ; the liberty which we hoped to establish oppressed ; luxury and lewdness set up in iu height, instead of the piety, virtue, sobriety, and...means, as flattery and bribery ; what joy can I have in my own country in this condition ? Is it a pleasure to sec, that all I love in the world is sold... | |
 | George Van Santvoord - 1851 - 380 pagina’s
...virtue, sobriety and modesty, which we hoped God, by our hands, would have introduced ; the best men of our nation made a prey to the worst ; the Parliament, court, and the army corrupted ; the people enslaved ; all things vendible ; no man safe but by such evil and infamous... | |
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I think that being exiled from it is a great evil, and would redeem myself from it with the loss of a great deal of my blood. But when that country of mine, which used to be esteemed a paradise, is now like to be made a stage of injury ; the liberty which... 
