 Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family: I should have left a son who, in all the points in which personal merit...  Examination Papers: Moderations - Seite 24von University of Oxford - 1879Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 206 Seiten
...of it, as he thought proper. Had it pleafed God to continue to me the hopes of fucceffion, I mould have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a fort of founder of a family ; I mould have left a fon, who, in all the points in which perfonal merit... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 Seiten
...Debts, BURKE, (RICHARD) ESQ, HAD-it pleafed.God to continue to me the hopes of fucceffion, I fhould have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a fort of founder of a family; I fhould have left a fon, who, in. all the points in which perfonal merit... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 Seiten
...apprehension, dangerously. The following passage on the loss of his son is peculiarly pathetic : ' Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of...of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family ; -f- I should have left a son, \vho, in all the points in which personal merit can be viewed, in science,... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 490 Seiten
...apprehension, dangerously. The following passage on the loss of his son is peculiarly pathetic : « Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of...been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity ot the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family ; -f I should have left a son, who, in all the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 440 Seiten
...of it, as he thought proper. Had it pleafed God to continue to me the hopes of fucceffiori, I mould have been according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a fort of founder of a family ; I mould have left a fon, who, in all the points in which perfonal merit... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 446 Seiten
...of it, as he thought proper. Had it pleafed God to continue to me the hopes of fucceffion, I mould have been according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a fort of founder of a family ; I mould have left a fon, who, in all the points in which perfonal merit... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 Seiten
...it without these advantages. The next interregnum will probably shew more of him. 138 RICHARD BURKE. Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of...the points in which personal merit can be viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius, in taste, in honour, in generosity, in humanity, in every liberal... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 536 Seiten
...succeed him. He might be the propagator of the stock of honour, or the root of it, as he thought proper. Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of...the points in which personal merit can be viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius, in taste, in honour, in generosity, in humanity, in every liberal... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 Seiten
...SECTION UK Burke r s Eulogy on his Son. Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes ofsuccession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and...of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family ; 1 should have left a son, who, in all the points in which personal merit can be viewed, in science,... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 218 Seiten
...it without these advantages. The next interregnum will probably shew more of him. 138 RICHARD BURKE. Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of...of founder of a family ; I should have left a son, \vho, in all the points in which personal merit can be •viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius,... | |
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