Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; — who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy, and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of... The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature - Seite 7herausgegeben von - 1795Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Sabine - 1810 - 308 Seiten
...abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey hairs should secure him from insult. Much more, .Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has reK. cede<J ceded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ;-^-who prostitutes himself... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 Seiten
...abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey hairs should secure him from insult. Much more, sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation;—who prostitutes- himself for money which he cannot enjoy,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 Seiten
...either abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey head should secure him from insults. Much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy... | |
| William Cobbett - 1812 - 752 Seiten
...young men, had violently attacked Mr. Horace Walpole, he, in reply, ' lamented that, Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy,... | |
| H. R. Duff - 1815 - 574 Seiten
...either abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey head should secure him from insult : much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptations ; who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 Seiten
...either of abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his gray hairs should secure him from insult. Much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation; who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy,... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 Seiten
...abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his gray head should secure him from insults. Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and become more wicked with less temptation, who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy, and... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1820 - 574 Seiten
...it brings have passed away without improvement, and vice prevails when the passions have subsided. Much more is he to be abhorred who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and become more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for that which he cannot enjoy, and... | |
| Caleb Bingham - 1820 - 226 Seiten
...or contempt, and deserves not that his grey head should secure him from insult. 4. Much more, sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy,... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1822 - 494 Seiten
...either abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey head should secure him from insults ; much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation; who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy;... | |
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