I wantonly exposed myself to the rage of both civil and religious factions, they seemed to be disarmed in my behalf of their wonted fury. My friends never had occasion to vindicate any one circumstance of my character and conduct; not but that the zealots,... Great Issues - Page 358by Robert Forman Horton - 1909 - 384 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...zealots, we may well foppofe, would have beerl glad to invent and propagate any (lory to my difadvantage, but they could never find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot fay there is no vanity in making this funeral oration of myfelf, but I hope it is not a mifplaced one... | |
| 1767 - 572 pages
...would have been glad to iment and propagate any ftory to my difadvantage, but they could never rind any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot fay there is no vanity in making this funeral oration of myfelf, but I hope it is not a mifplaced one... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1777 - 584 pages
...zealots, we JTH y well fuppofe, would have been glad tp invent and propagate any (lory to my difadvan:age, but they could never find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot fay there is no vanity in making this funeral oration of myfelf, but I hope it is not a mifplaced one;... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1777 - 590 pages
...zealots, we m.'<y well fuppofe, would have been glad to invent and propagate any ftory to my difadvantage, but they could never find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot fay there is no vani:y in making this funeral oration of myfelf, but I hope it is not a mifplaccd one;... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 734 pages
...zealots, we may well fuppofe, would have been glad to invent and propagate any ftory to my difad vantage, but they could never find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot fay there is no vanity in making this funeral oration of myfelf, but I hope it is not a mifplaced one... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 452 pages
...zealots, we may well fuppofe , would have been glad to jnvent and propagate any ftory to my difadvantage , but they could never find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot fay there is no vanity in making this funeral oration of myfelf , but I hope it is not a mifplaced... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 536 pages
...zealots, we may well fuppofe, would have been glad to invent and propagate any ftory to my difadvantage, but they could never find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot fay there is no vanity in making this funeral oration of myfelf, but I hope it is not a mifplaced one... | |
| English literature - 1777 - 750 pages
...would fcw been glad to invent and propagate гг.у finrv то my diftdvant;ige ; but they cou'.d ntver find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I tunnot fay there is no vanity in making thii funeral oration of myfelf, but I hope molt perfect complacency... | |
| History - 1794 - 614 pages
...zealots, we may well fuppofe, would have been glad to invent and propagate any ftory to my difadvantage, but they could never find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot fay there is no vanity in making this funeral oration of myfelf, but I hope it is not a rnifplaced... | |
| History - 1805 - 608 pages
...fury. My friends never bad occasion to vindicate any one circumstance of my character and couduct: not but that the zealots, we may well suppose, would...have been glad to invent and propagate any .story tu my disadvantage, but taey could never find any which 'bey thought would wear the face '•1 probability.... | |
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