 Wit, my lords, is a sort of property : it is the property of those who have it, and too often the only property they have to depend on. It is indeed hut a precarious dependence. Thank God ! we, my lords, have a dependence of another kind...  The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son - Page xxvby Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope - 1901 - 502 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pages
...— " The bill is not only an encroachment upon liberty, but HU likewise an encroachment on property. , nave to depend on. Thank God ! my Ii>i<(-. we have a dependence of another kind ; we have a much less... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 1068 pages
...it is likewise an encroachment on property. Wit, my Lords, is a sort of property: it is Ihe properly of those who have it, and too often the only property they have to depend on. Thank Godl my Lords, we have a dependence of another kind: we have a much less precarious support,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1847 - 880 pages
...only an encroachment upon liberty, but it is likewise an encroachment on property. Wit, my L*orJs, is a sort of property ; it is the property of those who hare it, and too often the only property they have to depend on. Thank God I my Lords, we have a dependence... | |
 | John Hervey Baron Hervey - Great Britain - 1848 - 616 pages
...on liberty, but it is likewise an encroachment on property: wit, my lords, is a sort of property — the property of those who have it, and too often the...depend on. It is indeed but a precarious dependence. WE, my lords, thank God! have a dependence of another kind." — Works, ii. 336. Maty says (i. 165)... | |
 | John Hervey Baron Hervey - Great Britain - 1848 - 448 pages
...liberty, but it is likewise an encroachment on property : wit, my lords, is a sort of property—the property of those who have it, and too often the only...depend on. It is indeed but a precarious dependence. WE, my lords, thank God! have a dependence of another kind." — Worts, ii. 336. Maty says (i. 155)... | |
 | John Hervey Baron Hervey - Great Britain - 1848 - 624 pages
...encroachment on property: wit, my lords, is a sort of property — the property of those who have it, an1l too often the only property they have to depend on. It is indeed but a precarious dependence. WE, my lords, thank God! have a dependence of another kind." — Works, ii. 336. Maty says (i. 165)... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...lords, it is not only an encroachment upon liberty, but it is likewise an encroachment upon property. Wit, my lords, is a sort of property : it is the property...only property they have to depend on. It is indeed hut a precarious dependence. Thank God ! we, my lords, have a dependence of another kind; we have a... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 pages
...on liberty, but it is likewise an encroachment on property. Wit, my lords, is a sort of property.— the property of those who have it, and too often the...depend on. It is, indeed, but a precarious dependence. We, my Lords, thank God, have a dependence of another kind." This sarcasm is worthy of Pope. Our author's... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 516 pages
...it is likewise an encroachment upon property. " Wit, my lords, is a sort of property of those that have it, and too often the only property they have to depend on. Thank God ! we, my lords, have a dependence of another kind ; we have a much less precarious support,... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 572 pages
...memorable words addressed to them by Lord Chesterfield. " Wit, my Lords, " is a sort of property — the property of those who have it, " and too often...have to depend on. " It is, indeed, but a precarious dependance. We, my Lords, " thank God, have a dependance of another kind." Safe in that dependance... | |
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