His answer to these remonstrances was, that he acknowledged himself guilty in all these points; but alleged the weakness of his parts and genius, which did not permit him to apply himself to the sciences, and other functions recommended to him ; he owned... Historical Register - Page 1671718Full view - About this book
| John Mottley - Russia - 1739 - 412 pages
...*• In Ihort, we exhorted him, in the mod ** preffing Terms we could make Ufe of, to " behave himfelf with Difcretion, and gave him " Time to repent and...Weaknefs of '* his Parts and Genius, which did not permit ** him to apply himfelf to the Sciences and *' other Functions recommended to him, he " own'd... | |
| John Bancks - Kings and rulers - 1740 - 380 pages
...Unworthinefs we are not ignorant of. In fhort, we exhorted him, in the moft preffing Terms, to behave' himfelf with Difcretion, and gave him Time to repent and return...Duty. His Anfwer to thefe Remonftrances was, That he acknowledged himfelf guilty in all thefe Points ; butalledging the Weaknefs of his Genius, which did... | |
| 1751 - 394 pages
...we exhorted him, in the moil preffing terms we could make ufe of, to behave himfelf with diforetion, and gave him time to repent and return to his duty. " His anfwer to thofe remonffrance» was, that he acknowledged himfdf guilty in all thefe points ; but alledging the... | |
| World history - 1762 - 664 pages
...of. In ' (hort, we exhorted him in the moft preffing terms we could * make ufe of, to behave himfelf with difcretion, and gave * him time to repent and...His anfwer to « thefe remonftrances -was, that he acknowledged himfelf < guilty in all thefe points ; but alledging the weaknefs of * his parts and genius,... | |
| Voltaire - 1763 - 290 pages
...him in ' the moft preffing terms we could make ufe of, to behave him' fclf with difcretion, and ga»e him time to repent and return 'to his duty. His anfwer to thefe remonftrances was, that he * acknowledged himfelf guilty in all thefe points ; but al' leriged the weaknefs of his par:s and genius,... | |
| John Bancks - RUSSIA - 1813 - 328 pages
...ignorant of. In short, we exhorted him in the most pressing terms, to behave himself with discretion, and gave him time to repent and return to his duty. His answer to these remonstrances was, that he acknowledged himself guilty in all these points ; but alledging... | |
| English literature - 1836 - 436 pages
...we exhorted him in the most pressing terms we could make use of, to behave himself with discretion, and gave him time to repent and return to his duty. His answer to these remonstrances was, that he acknowledged himself guilty in all these points ; but alleged... | |
| François Marie Arouet de Voltaire - 1836 - 420 pages
...we exhorted him in the most pressing terms we could make use of, to behave himself with discretion, and gave him time to repent and return to his duty. His answer to these remonstrances was, that he acknowledged himself guilty in all these points ; but alleged... | |
| sir John Barrow (bart.) - 1883 - 454 pages
...we t xhortcd him in the most pressing terms we could make use of. to behave himself with discretion, and gave him time to repent and return to his duty. His answer to these remonstrances » as. that he acknowledged himself guilty in all these pk :nti ; but... | |
| Voltaire, Tobias Smollett - 1904 - 334 pages
...we exhorted him in the most pressing terms we could make use of, to behave himself with discretion, and gave him time to repent and return to his duty. His answer to these remonstrances was, that he acknowledged himself guilty in all these points; but alleged... | |
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