 There is another very irascible sort of human animals, whose madness proceeds from pride. These are generally the people, who, having just fortunes sufficient to live idle, and useless to society, create themselves gentlemen, and are scrupulously tender...  The World .. - Page 11791753Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1756 - 692 pages
...generally the pcopie, who having juft fortunes fufficient ta live idle and ulclefs to fociety, create J? themfelves gentlemen, and are fcrupuloufly tender...dignity which they have not. They require the more refpefr, from being confcious that they have no right to any. They conftrue every thing into a (light,... | |
 | 1776 - 306 pages
...There is another very irafcible fort of human animals, whofe madnefs proceeds from pride. Thefe are .generally the people^ who, having juft fortunes fufficient...being confcious that they have no right to any. They conlirue every thing into a flight, a(k explanations with heat, and mifunderltand them with, fury.... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Authors, English - 1779 - 490 pages
...is another and very irafcible fort of human Animals, whofe mad nefs proceeds from pride. Thefe are generally the people, who, having juft fortunes fufficient...dignity which they have not. They require the more refpeft, from being confcious that they Have no right to any, They conftrue every thing MISCELLANEOUS... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Authors, English - 1779 - 490 pages
...people, who, having juSt fortunes fuflicient to live idle, and ufelefs to focicty, create them fc¿1ves gentlemen, and are fcrupuloufly tender of the rank...the more refpeCt, from, being confcious that they liavc no right to any¿ They c¿nftrue every thins M1SCELLANEO¿TS Pl1¿'CES. )¿UV. q¿ thing into... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 322 pages
...fortunes sufficient to live idle and useless to society, create themselves gentlemen, and are scrupulously tender of the rank and dignity which they have not. They require the more respect, from bemg conscious that they have no right to any. They construe everj , tiling into a slight,... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 332 pages
...fortunes sufficient to live idle and useless to society, create themselves gentlemen, and are scrupulously tender of the rank and dignity which they have not. They require the more respect, from being conscious that they have no right to any. They construe every thing into a slight,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 312 pages
...sufficient to live idle and useless to society, create themselves gentlemen, and are scrupulously tenuer of the rank and dignity which they have not. They require the more respect, from being conscious that they have no right to any. They construe every thing into a slight,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 304 pages
...fortunes sufficient to live idle and useless to society, create themselves gentlemen, and are scrupulously tender of the rank and dignity which they have not. They require the more respect, from being conscious that they have no right to any, They construe every thing into a slight,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1828 - 270 pages
...sufficient to live idle, and useless to society, create themselves gentlemen, and are scrupulously tender of the rank and dignity which they have not. They require the more respect, from being conscioua that they have no right to any. They construe every thing into a slight,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1892 - 582 pages
...sufficient to live idle, and useless to society, create themselves gentlemen, and are scrupulously tender of the rank and dignity which they have not. They require the more respect, from being conscious that they have no right to any. They construe everything into a slight,... | |
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