 Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path ! although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell destruction cry To take dissimulation's winding way.  Waverley Novels - Pàgina 224per Walter Scott - 1867Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Sampson - 1807 - 474 pàgines
...traced the following passage, which, if I remember well, is to be found in the tragedy of Douglas : "Sincerity, Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gaptj» And from the gulf of hell damnation cry To take dissimulation's winding way." Such was the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pàgines
...endeavoured to defend that pathetic k and beautiful tragedy, and repeated the following passage : " Sincerity, " Thou first of virtues ! let no mortal...path, although the earth should gape, " And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, " To take dissimulation's winding way." Johnson. " That will not do,... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 480 pàgines
...beneath his sword, fault'ring I took An oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path ! however poiv'r may threat, And death itself may haunt with all its fears, To take dissimulation's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pàgines
...endeavoured to defend that pathetick and beautiful tragedy, and repeated the following passage ; -'•' Sincerity, " Thou first of virtues ! let no mortal...leave " Thy onward path, although the earth should gaps, " And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, " To take dissimulation's winding way." JOHNSON.... | |
 | William Sampson - 1817 - 452 pàgines
...following passage, which, if I remember well, is to be found in the tragedy of Douglas^ "Sincerity, Thoii first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell damnation cry To take dissimulation's winding way." Such was the rehuke I addressed to... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 608 pàgines
...and men's brains are wurking like yeast. But hark ! thev sound to mount. Let us to horse, Blouot ; we young knights must deserve our spurs.' CHAPTER...Sincerity, Thou first of virtues ! let no mortal leave The onward path, althmich the earth slioukl g'4*, And from the gulpli of hell destruction cry, To take... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821 - 414 pàgines
...originally Lady Barnard, but changed to Randolph on the first representation of the play in London. A. s. - SINCERITY, Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path ! although the world should gape, And from the gulph of hell, Destruction cry To take Dissimulation's winding way.... | |
 | Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - 226 pàgines
...originally Lady Barnard, but changed to Randolph on the first representation. of the play in London. A. s, SINCERITY, Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path ! although the world should gape, And from the gulph of hell, Destruction cry To take Dissimulation's winding way.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 340 pàgines
...deserve our spurs.' I • CHAPTER XVIII. Sincerity, Thou first of virtues ! let no mortal leave The onward path, although the earth should gape And from the gulf of hell destructioiKcry, To take dissimulation's winding way. , . Douglas. IT* was not till after a long and... | |
 | John Home - 1822 - 420 pàgines
...beneath his sword, fault'ring, I took An oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. — Sincerity, Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave...path ! although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way. Anna. Alas ! how few of woman's... | |
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