 | English literature - 1759 - 742 pages
...Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this unhappy раШоп ; nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and...abhorrence. Humanity will draw a veil over this part of her character, which it cannot approve ; and may, per-, haps, prompt fome to impute her actions to her... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1759 - 636 pages
...nobleman. Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this unhappy paflion; nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and...of her chara&er which it cannot approve, and may, perhaps, prompt fome to impute her aflions to her fituation, more than to her difpofitions ; and to... | |
 | Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 pages
...nobleman. Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this unhappy paffion ; nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and...abhorrence. Humanity will draw a veil over this part of her .character which it cannot approve, and may penr,ipsx prompt fome to impute her actions to her ficuation,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...nobleman. Even the manners .of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this unhappy paffion,! nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and...abhorrence. Humanity will draw a veil over this part of her charafter, which it cannot approve ; and may perhaps prompt foroe to impate her aftions to her frtuation,... | |
 | English literature - 1759 - 760 pages
...nobleman. Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for thi$ unhappy paflion ; nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and infamous fcene "which followed upon it, will* lefs abhorrence. Humanity will draw a. veil over this part of her character, which it cannot... | |
 | William Robertson - Scotland - 1794 - 620 pages
...nobleman. Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this unhappy paflion ; nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and...lefs abhorrence. Humanity will draw a veil over this pare of her character which it cannot approve, and may, perhaps, prompt fome to impute fome of her... | |
 | William Robertson - Scotland - 1794 - 620 pages
...nobleman. Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this unhappy paffion; nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and infamous fcene which followed upon it, with lefs abhor^ rence. Humanity will draw a veil over this part of her character which it cannot approve, and... | |
 | John Adams - World history - 1795 - 676 pages
...nobleman. Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this unhappy paflion ; nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and infamous fcene which followed upon it with kfs abhorrence. Humanity will draw a veil over this' part of her character which it cannot approve,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1795 - 682 pages
...nobleman. Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were , are no apology for this pnhappy pafilon; nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and infamous fcene, which follo,wed upon itj with lefs abhorrence. Humanity will draw a veil over this part .of character, which it cannot approve,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1795 - 678 pages
...age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this , , . .„.„.<ge ^ ¡unhapunhappy paffion ; nor can they induce us to look on that tragical and infamous fcene, which follovved ирод it, wi.li lefs abhorrence. Humanity will draw a veil Over this part of character,... | |
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... us to look on that tragical and infamous scene which followed upon it with less abhorrence. Humanity will draw a veil over this... 
