 | Several Hands - 1752 - 508 pages
...This eftabliftied courfe of things it is not in our power to change: but it if in our power to aflume fuch a greatnefs of mind, as becomes wife and virtuous...perfuaded, that whatever does happen ought to happen, and never be fo foolifh as to expoftulate with nature. The beft refokition we can take is, to fuffcr... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Europe - 1752 - 332 pages
...This eftablifhed courfe of things it is not in our power to change ; but it is in our power to afTume fuch a greatnefs of mind as becomes wife and virtuous...perfuaded that whatever does happen ought to happen, and never be fo foolim as to expoftulate with nature. The bed refolution we can take is to fuffer what... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Europe - 1752 - 622 pages
...greatnefs of mind as becomes wife and virtuous men -, as may enable us to encounter the accidents of Jife with fortitude, and to conform ourfelves to the order...perfuaded that whatever does happen ought to happen, and never be fo foolim as to cxpoftulate with nature. The beft refolution we can take is to fuffer... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Europe - 1752 - 500 pages
...the accidents of life with fortitude, and to conform ourfelves to the order of nature, who go-* verns her great kingdom, the world, by continual mutations....perfuaded that whatever does happen ought to happen, and never be fo foolifh as to expoftulate with nature. The beft refolution we can take is to fuffer... | |
 | English literature - 730 pages
...MagDtfcripticn ef Northumberland Houfe. in our. power to change ; but it is in our power to afiume fuch a greatnefs of mind as becomes wife and virtuous...mutations. Let us fubmit to this order; let us be perfuadtrd that whatever does happen ought to happen, and never be fo fooliih as to expoftulate with... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1768 - 376 pages
...courfe of things it is not in our power to change, but it is in our power to affume fuch a greamefs of mind as becomes wife and virtuous men ; as may...perfuaded that whatever does happen ought to happen, and never be fo foolifh as to expoftulate with nature. The beft refolution we can take is to fuffer... | |
 | English literature - 1793 - 796 pages
...men ; as may enable us to encounter the accidents of life with fortitude, and to conform ourfclves to the order of nature, who governs her great kingdom,...mutations. Let us fubmit to this order : let us be perfuiJed that whatever does, happen, ought to happen, and never be fo fooliih as toexpoftulate wiib... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Europe - 1777 - 382 pages
...This eftablimed courfe of things it is not in our power to change : but it is in our power to aflume fuch a greatnefs of mind as becomes wife and virtuous...mutations. Let us fubmit to this order ; let us be pcrfuadedthat whatever does happen ought to happen, and never be fo foolifh as to expoftulate with... | |
 | 1787 - 652 pages
...This eftablifhed courfe of things it is not in our power to change : but it is in our power to aftume fuch a greatnefs of mind as becomes wife and virtuous...whatever does happen ought to happen ; (or, as Mr. Pope exprefl'es it, 'whatever is, is right;) and never to be fo foolifh as to expoftulate with Nature."... | |
 | Books - 1787 - 666 pages
...This eftablifhed courfe of things it is not in our power to change : but it is in our power to aflumc fuch a greatnefs of mind as becomes wife and virtuous...kingdom, the world, by continual mutations. Let us fobmit to this order: let us be perfuaded that whatever does happen ought to happen ; (or, as Mr. Pope... | |
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... and virtuous men ; as may enable us to encounter the accidents of life with fortitude, and to conform ourfelves to the order of nature, who governs her great kingdom, the world, by continual mutations. 
