 | Joseph Warton - 1756 - 348 pages
...thoughts, as, When vice prevails, and impious men bear fway, The poft of honour is a private ftation. CATO is a fine dialogue on liberty, and the "" love of one's country ; but confidered as a dramatic performance, nay as a model of a juft tragedy, as fome have affectedly... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1762 - 362 pages
...as, .... i When vice prevails, and impious men bear fway, The poft of honour is a private ftation. CATO is a fine dialogue on liberty, and the love of one's country ; but confidered as a. * * • • was in danger during that tory miniftry. To obviate the ftrong impreffions,... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 pages
...rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome j Content thyself to be obscurely good. H When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Par. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Cato. Farewell,... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...DAW his room supply'd. This bird, says he, for bus'ness fit, Hath both sagacity and wit. *...... When impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. AdtStm. VOL. II. C With all his turns, and shifts, and tricks, He's docile, and at nothing sticks :... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 pages
...rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome ; Content thyself to be obscurely good. H When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Por. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Cato. Farewell,... | |
 | 1797 - 462 pages
...rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome ; Content thyself to be obscurely good. H When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Per. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Goto. Farewell,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 444 pages
...thoughts, as " When vice prevails, and impious men bear fvvay, The poft of honour is a private ftation." Cato is a fine dialogue on liberty, and the love of one's country { but confidered as a dramatic performance, nay, as a model of a juft tragedy, as fome have affe&edly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...thoughts, as " When vice prevails, and impious men bear fway, The poft of honour is a private ftation." Cato is a fine dialogue on liberty, and the love of one's country ; but confidered as a dramatic performance, nay, as a model of a juft tragedy, as fome have affectedly... | |
 | Parliament proc - 1802 - 598 pages
...administration, by repeating a passage^ extremely applicable to them> from the tragedy ofCatoi ™ When vice prevails), and impious 'men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station." The House resolved itself into a committee on the enquiry into the management of Greenwich Hospital.... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...national complaint: it is a question between the member and his constituents. — — — — " When impious men bear sway, " The post of honour is a private station." The address to the electors of Westminster is not merely a very beautiful composition, but is one of... | |
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Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. 
