England, by freemen ; in fact, they are so carried on with infinitely more advantage ; for there is an alacrity in a consciousness of freedom, and a gloomy sullen indolence in a consciousness of slavery ; but let sugar be as dear as it may, it is better... The Universal magazine - Page 2271805Full view - About this book
| John Shore Baron Teignmouth - India - 1806 - 566 pages
...consciousness of " slavery ; but let sugar be as dear as it may, it is better to " eat none, to eat honey, if sweetness only be palatable ; better " to...imbruted by avarice, than rob one " human creature of those eternal rights, of which no law upon ** earth can justly deprive him. " Had it been my good or... | |
| John Shore Baron Teignmouth - Lawyers - 1806 - 510 pages
...none, *' to eat honey, if sweetness only be pala*' table ; better to eat aloes dr eolorjuiritida " than violate a primary law of nature, " impressed...Heart not imbruted " by avarice, than rob one human erea*' ture of those eternal rights; of which no upon earth can justly deprive him. " Had it been my... | |
| Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel - Books - 1806 - 918 pages
...eat none — to eat honey, if sweetness only be palatable — better to eat aloes, or colloqumtida, than violate a primary law of Nature, impressed on...heart, not imbruted by avarice, than rob one human creatuie creature of those eternal rights, of which no law on earth can justly deprive him." On the... | |
| Biographies, English - 1806 - 918 pages
...honey, if sweetness only be palatable — better to eat aloes, or colloquintida, than violate a primar}' law of Nature, impressed on every heart, not imbruted by avarice, than rob one ггагдап creature 13 creature of those, uernal right? , of which no law on earth can justly deprive... | |
| William Jones - 1807 - 452 pages
...palatable ; " better to eat aloes or coloquintida than vio" late a primary law of nature, imprefled on " every heart not imbruted by avarice, than *' rob one human creature of thofe eternal " rights, of which no law upon earth can " juftly deprive him. " Had it been my good... | |
| Sir William Jones - 1807 - 470 pages
...palatable; 334 " better to dat aloes or coloquintida than vio" late a primary law of nature, imprefled on *' every heart not imbruted by avarice, than " rob one human creature of thofe eternal " rights, of which no law upon earth can *' juftly deprive him. ,. " Had it been my good... | |
| Great Britain - 1817 - 694 pages
...in a consciousness of slavery ; but let sugar be as dear as it may, it is better to eat none, to eat honey, if sweetness only be palatable ; — better...imbruted by avarice, than rob one human creature of those eternal rights of which no law upon earth can justly deprive him." About this period, we find... | |
| Great Britain - 1817 - 630 pages
...in a consciousness of slavery ; but let sugar be as dear as it may, it is better to eat none, to eat honey, if sweetness only be palatable ; — better...imbruted by avarice, than rob one human creature of those eternal rights of which no law upon earth can justly deprive him." About this period, we find... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 360 pages
...as it may ; it is better to eat none, to eat honey, if sweetness onljr be palatable ; better to cat aloes or coloquintida, than violate a primary law of nature, impressed on everyheart not iiubruted by avarice ; than rob one human creature of those eternal rights, of which... | |
| Youth's instructor - 1830 - 542 pages
...in a consciousness of slavery ; but let sugar be as dear as it may, it is better to eat none, to eat honey, if sweetness only be palatable ; better to...imbruted by avarice, than rob one human creature of those eternal rights of which no law upon earth can justly deprive him." Some idea of the acquirements... | |
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