 ... it was called by some fine name. The chief trick by which clever men kept up the price of their abilities was called integrity. The chief trick by which handsome women kept up the price of their beauty was called modesty.  A manual of Latin prose composition - Pàgina 145per Henry Musgrave Wilkins - 1857 - 190 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1849 - 700 pàgines
...women kept up the price of thcir beauty was called "modesty." The love of God, the love of country, the love of family, the love of friends, were phrases...been highly commended ; but seems, when viewed in connexion with the rest of his character, to deserve no commendation. II is possible to be below flattery... | |
 | 1849 - 606 pàgines
...renown, and without sensibility to reproach. According to him, every person was to be bought. * * * Thinking thus of mankind, Charles naturally cared very little what they thought of him. Honor and shame were scarcely more to him than light and darkness to the blind. His contempt of flattery... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 480 pàgines
...handsome women kept up the price of their beauty was called modesty. The love of God, the love of country, the love of family, the love of friends, were phrases...naturally cared very little what they thought of him. Honor and shame were scarcely more to him than light and darkness to the blind. His contempt of flattery... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 470 pàgines
...handsome women kept up the price of their beauty was called modesty. The love of God, the love of country, the love of family, the love of friends, were phrases...naturally cared very little what they thought of him. Honor and shame were scarcely more to him than light and darkness to the blind. His contempt of flattery... | |
 | 1849 - 638 pàgines
...handsome women kept up the price of their beauty was called modesty. The love of God, the love of country, the love of family, the love of friends, were phrases...the love of self. Thinking thus of mankind, Charles cared very little what they thought of him. Honor and shame were scarcely more to him than light and... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 550 pàgines
...love of God, the love of country, ,. the., Love of family* the. love of friends, were phrases of -tha same sort, delicate and convenient synonymes for the...mankind, Charles naturally cared very little what thoy thought of him. Honor and shame were scarcely Jhore to.hJw than light and "darkness to tKe>:Blind.... | |
 | 1849 - 858 pàgines
...handsome women kept up the price of their beauty was called modesty. The love of God, the love of country, the love, of family, the love of friends, were phrases...the same sort, delicate and convenient synonymes for tho lore of Self. Thinking thus of mankind, Charles naturally cared very littlo what they thought of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 664 pàgines
...handsome women kept up the price of their beauty was called modesty. The love of God, the love of country, the love of family, the love of friends, were phrases of the same sort, delicate and convenicnt synonyms for the love of self. Thinking thus of mankind, Charles naturally cared very little... | |
 | 1849 - 588 pàgines
...renown, and without sensibility to reproach. According to him, every person was to be bought. * * * soldiers that had deserted their banners ; and of robbers by profession. This was the Honor and shame were scarcely more to him than light and darkness to the blind. His contempt of flattery... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pàgines
...renown, and without sensibility to reproach. According to him, every person was to be bought. * * * Thinking thus of mankind, Charles naturally cared very little what they thought of him. Honor and shame were scarcely more to him than light and darkness to the blind. His contempt of flattery... | |
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