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" Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue, where it meets her, And imitates her actions, where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. "
Bell's British Theatre: Douglas, by J. Home. ... The alchymist, altered from ... - Seite 45
1797
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Band 14

1829 - 488 Seiten
...hence, what has been so beautifully said of honour, the law of kings, is no more than true : — It auli and strengthens virtue where it meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not. DC Vert. imv It, PLANTERS. AMONG the earliest and most successful planters was Count Maurice, of Nassau,...
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Lion, Band 3

1829 - 838 Seiten
...observance of it — and thus acquires the sentiment of honour. A sentiment somewhere said to be, " the noble mind's distinguishing perfection — that aids and strengthens virtue where it is — and imitates its actions where it is not." But the degree of honesty, adopted or professed,...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Joseph Addison, Band 2

Joseph Addison - 1830 - 288 Seiten
...know thou lov'st me, but indeed Thy zeal for Juba carried thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection,...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. SYPHAX. By heavens I I'm ravish'd when you talk thus, though you chide me ! Alas ! I've hitherto been...
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British theatre, comprising tragedies, comedies, operas, and farces; with ...

British theatre - 1831 - 922 Seiten
...tbou lov'st me ; but indeed Thy leal for Juba carried thee too far. Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings. The noble mind's distinguishing perfection. That aids and strengthens virtue where it meet; her. 8 SOOT ii *• CATO. verg S/ph, Believe me, prince, you make old Syphax weep To bear you...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to the ..., Band 2

James Boswell - 1831 - 612 Seiten
...tie ; the law of kings; The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens Virtu.- where it meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not."" When he took up his large oak stick, he said, "My lord, that's Homerick;' i thus pleasantly alluding...
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Osborne; or, The country gentleman

Joseph Jones - 1833 - 348 Seiten
...frequently repeated the noble lines of a poet ; Honour's a sacred tie ; the law of kings ; The noble soul's distinguishing perfection ; That aids and strengthens...where she is not : It ought not to be sported with. Several portraits of the family adorned the walls of a spacious room. Some of them were valuable, as...
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The domestic and financial condition of Great Britain

George Browning (of London.) - 1834 - 702 Seiten
...the law of kings, And noble minds' distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens Virtue when it meets her, And imitates her actions where she is not. It ought not to be sported with." Dutch Negotiations. — The original object of the interference of England in the affairs of Holland,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to ..., Band 1

James Boswell - 1835 - 604 Seiten
...applied to good breeding, what Addison in his Cato says of honour: ' Honour's a gacred tie ; the law ent, not only serious, but vehement. Yet I have hear " When he took up his large oak stick, he said, " My lord, that's Homerick; " thus pleasantly alluding...
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The Works...

Cornelius Tacitus - 1836 - 780 Seiten
...motive. The effect, in the last case, Is finely described by Mr Addlson : Honour's sacred tie, the law of kings ; The noble mind's distinguishing perfection...her. And imitates her actions where she is not. It is not to be sported with. From the man who does sport with it, who despises fame, and has great talents,...
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The Works of Cornelius Tacitus: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Notes ...

Cornelius Tacitus, Arthur Murphy - 1836 - 772 Seiten
...Addison : Honour's sacred tie, the law of kings ; The noble rnind'e distinguishing perfection ; That aide and strengthens virtue, where it meets her, And imitates her actions where she is nul. It is not to be «ported with. From the man who does sport with it, who despises fame, and has...
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