 What can be more extraordinary, than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness...  The Works of Abraham Cowley - Page 54by Abraham Cowley - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 pages
...person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should...the destruction of one of the most ancient and most solidly founded monarchies upon the earth 1 that he should have the power or boldness to put his prince... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1878 - 488 pages
...person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should...boldness to put his prince and master to an open and infamous death ; to banish that numerous and strongly-allied family ; to do all this under the name... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1879 - 428 pages
...person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should...the destruction of one of the most ancient and most solidly founded monarchies upon the earth ? that he should have the power or boldness to put his prince... | |
 | Gibson Craig - Biography - 1879 - 320 pages
...person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body (which have sometimes), or of mind (which have often), raised men to the highest dignities,...as the destruction of one of the most ancient and solidly formed monarchies of the earth ? that he should have the power and boldness to put his prince... | |
 | Joseph Angus - English literature - 1880 - 726 pages
...person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, nor of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should...the destruction of one of the most ancient and most solidly founded monarchies upon the earth ? that he should have the power or boldness to put his prince... | |
 | Theophilus Dwight Hall - 1880 - 228 pages
...person of mean birth,* no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness t to succeed in so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient and most solidly... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1882 - 558 pages
...person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should...the destruction of one of the most ancient and most solidly founded monarchies upon the earth? that he should have the power or boldness to put his prince... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1882 - 538 pages
...succeed in, so improbable a design as the destruction of one of the most ancient and most solidly founded monarchies upon the earth? that he should have the...boldness to put his prince and master to an open and infamous death; to banish that numerous and strongly allied family : to do all this under the name... | |
 | David Hume - 1882 - 594 pages
...no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, nor shining talents of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the abilities to execute, so great a design as the subverting one of the most ancient and best established... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1883 - 544 pages
...person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should...boldness to put his Prince and master to an open and infamous death ; to banish that numerous and stronglyallied family ; to do all this under the name... | |
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