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... virtues , will form his proudest claim to true nobility !! I have the honour to be , With the utmost respect and with unfeigned esteem , MY LORD , Your much obliged and faithful servant , H. MOORE . EGLANTINE - HOUSE , HILLSBOROUGH ...
... virtues , will form his proudest claim to true nobility !! I have the honour to be , With the utmost respect and with unfeigned esteem , MY LORD , Your much obliged and faithful servant , H. MOORE . EGLANTINE - HOUSE , HILLSBOROUGH ...
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... virtue and fidelity . " Or , of that honesty and good faith , which has at all times been ascribed to our primæval predecessors . - M.D . 227. Antiquam obtinens . ( Lat . ) — " Possessing antiquity . " Motto of lord Bagot . - M.D . 228 ...
... virtue and fidelity . " Or , of that honesty and good faith , which has at all times been ascribed to our primæval predecessors . - M.D . 227. Antiquam obtinens . ( Lat . ) — " Possessing antiquity . " Motto of lord Bagot . - M.D . 228 ...
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... Virtue is praised while it is left neglected to shiver with cold . " - M.D . 311. Audendo magnus tegitur timor . LUCAN.- " A display of courage often covers real cowardice . " The coward blusters and makes a noise , while inwardly he ...
... Virtue is praised while it is left neglected to shiver with cold . " - M.D . 311. Audendo magnus tegitur timor . LUCAN.- " A display of courage often covers real cowardice . " The coward blusters and makes a noise , while inwardly he ...
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... virtue , talent , and good conduct , he may nevertheless be disagreeable . There is a certain fashion in manners , which is too often neglected as of no consequence , but which frequently be- comes the basis on which the world will form ...
... virtue , talent , and good conduct , he may nevertheless be disagreeable . There is a certain fashion in manners , which is too often neglected as of no consequence , but which frequently be- comes the basis on which the world will form ...
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... Virtue is the safest helmet . " Motto of Marquis of Cholmondeley . - M.D . 459. Casta ad virum matrona parendo imperat . D. LABER.— “ An amiable wife , by obeying her husband , acquires the command over him . " -M . 460. Casta moribus ...
... Virtue is the safest helmet . " Motto of Marquis of Cholmondeley . - M.D . 459. Casta ad virum matrona parendo imperat . D. LABER.— “ An amiable wife , by obeying her husband , acquires the command over him . " -M . 460. Casta moribus ...
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amici amor animi animo animum applied atque become bestowed bien BRUYERE C'est crime death Deus dicere DRYDEN etiam evil facit favour feel fides fortune fuit give habet hæc happy homines homme honour human Ital LA BRUYERE labour Law Max live LIVY LUCAN Macdonnel malè mali maxim mihi mind miserable misfortunes Motto of earl Motto of lord Motto of viscount multa n'est natá nature nemo neque never nihil nisi Nulla nunc nunquam omnes omnia omnis OVID passion patriæ person phrase PLAUT pleasure poet possess potest praise prosperity Prov proverb qu'on quæ quam quid quis quod quoque quotation rebus rerum risum ROCHEFOUCAULT sæpe semel semper sibi sine sunt TACIT talent things tibi tion truth vice VIRG virtue vitæ wealth wise wish