 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 Seiten
...endeavoured to defend that pathetick and beautiful tragedy, and repeated the following passage : — ' Sincerity, Thou first of virtues ! let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 Seiten
...beneath his sword, fault'ring I took An oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's... | |
 | 1797 - 462 Seiten
...beneath his sword, fault'ring I took An oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's... | |
 | Nicholas Rowe - 1797 - 452 Seiten
...beneath his sword, fault'ring I took 'An oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave ! Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, i And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's... | |
 | 1804 - 486 Seiten
...beneath his sword, faultering 1 took An oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas* name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulf of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's... | |
 | William Sampson - 1807 - 474 Seiten
...traced the following passage, which, if I remember well, is to be found in the tragedy of Douglas : "Sincerity, Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gaptj» And from the gulf of hell damnation cry To take dissimulation's winding... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 404 Seiten
...beneath his sword, I'aul t'ring I took An oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path! although the earth should gape, And from the gulf of hell destruction cry To take dissimulation's winding... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 Seiten
...endeavoured to defend that pathetic k and beautiful tragedy, and repeated the following passage : " Sincerity, " Thou first of virtues ! let no mortal leave " Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, " And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, " To take dissimulation's... | |
 | 1811 - 620 Seiten
...beneath his sword, faultering I took An oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulf of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's... | |
 | British drama - 1811 - 624 Seiten
...beneath his sword, faultering I took An oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulf of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's... | |
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Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path! although the earth should gape, And from the gulf of hell destruction cry To take dissimulation's winding way. 
