| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1742 - 522 pages
...deferves not that his grey Head fhould fecure him from Infults. • Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorr'd, who, as he has advanced in Age, has receded from Virtue, and becomes more wicked with lefs Temptation ; who proftitutes himfelf for Money which he cannot enjoy, and fpends the Remains of... | |
| Frederic Hervey - Great Britain - 1779 - 550 pages
...abhorrence or contempt, and deferves not that his grey hairs mould fecure him from cenfure : much more is he to be abhorred; who, as he has advanced in age,...receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with lefs temptation ; who proftitutes himfelf for money, •which he cannot enjoy; and employs the remnant... | |
| Sir Herbert Croft - Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770 - 1780 - 326 pages
...contempt^ ; and deferves not that his grey hairs fliould protect him from in-' fuHs : that much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age,...receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with lefs temptation.— Still, this patron of Offian, and rejcctor of Chatterton, does not hefitate to-... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1785 - 518 pages
...abhorrence or contempt, and deferves not that " his grey head fhould fecure him from infults : much " more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced " in...receded from virtue, and becomes more " wicked with lefs temptation ; who proflitutes himfelf " for money which he cannot enjoy ; and fpends the Ğ remains... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1787 - 430 pages
...either abhorrence or contempt, and deferves not that his grey head fnould fecure him from infults. Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has...receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with lefs temptation; who proftitutes himfelf for money which he cannot enjoy, and fpends the remains of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Great Britain - 1787 - 444 pages
...either abhorrence or contempt, and deferves not that his grey head fhould fecure him from infults. Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has...in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wfkt* w':s temptation ; who pra£iia:es t .i:ic.f tor manry • i cb : c c& enjoy, and fpends the remains... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1787 - 538 pages
...either abhorrence or contempt, and deferves not that his grey head fbould fecure him from infults. Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in ağe, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with lefs temptation ; who proflitutes himfelf... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...feverally affign them to the perfons by whom they were delivered. Johnfon upon hearing this, could not 1 Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has ad• vanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more • wicked with lefs temptation, who... | |
| John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 636 pages
...feverally affign them to the perfons by whom they were delivered. Johnfon upon hearingthis, could not * Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has ad' vanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more ' wicked with lefs temptation, who proflitutes... | |
| Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...abhorrence or contempt, and deferves not that his grey head mould fecure him from infults : much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age,...receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with lefs temptation ; who proftitute'S himfe.lf for money which he cannot enjoy ; and fpends the -remains... | |
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