 The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made for themselves, under whatever form it be of government. The liberty of a private man, in being master of his own time and actions, as far as may consist with the laws of...  The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 93by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - 300 pages
...his beft works ! .of a private man, in being mailer of his own time and adions, as far as may confilt with the laws of God and of his countrey. Of this latter only we are here to difcourfe, and to enquire what eftate of life does beft feat us in the poffeffion of it. This liberty... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 298 pages
...his beft works * of a private man, in being matter of his own time and actions, as far as may confift with the' laws of God and of his countrey. Of this latter only we are here to difcourfe, and to enquire what eftate of life does beft feat us in the pofieffion of it. This liberty... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 pages
...liberty of a people confifts in bemg governed by laws which they have made themfelves, under whatfoever form it be of government : The liberty of a private man, in being matter of his own time and actions, as far as may confift with the laws of God and of his countrey.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 520 pages
...governmenti the liberty of a private man, in being mafter of his own time and aftions, as far as may confift with the laws of God and of his countrey. Of this latter only we are here to difcourfe, and to enquire what eftate of life does beft feat us in the poflbffion of it. This liberty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 pages
...i the liberty of a private man, in being mafter of his own time and aftions, as far as may conlift with the laws of God and of his countrey . Of this latter only we are here t6 difcourfe, and to enquire what eftate of life does beft feat us in the pofleffion of it. This liberty... | |
 | 1821 - 424 pages
...conspicuous in his imitations of Horace. — Hurd. ' I. OF LIBERTY. THE liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves,...far as may consist with the laws of God and of his country. Of this latter only we are here to discourse, and to inquire what estate of life does best... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...what the court of chancery is to common law. — Shenstone. CLXXV. The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves,...far as may consist with the laws of God, and of his country. — Cowley. CLXXVT. We are never present with, but always beyond, ourselves. Fear, desire,... | |
 | 1833 - 370 pages
...feathers had bccoms) white. " The best words of the bat Author*." The liberty of the people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves,...far as may consist with the laws of God and of his country. — (Cowley.) The Chinese have a great number of very short, but very expressive maxims, among... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1835 - 420 pages
...of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made for themselves, under whatever form it be of government. The liberty of a private...far as may consist with the laws of God and of his country. Of this latter we are here to discourse." — COWLEY. THOSE breathing tokens of your kind... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 pages
...allowed the strongest and most lasting. — Shaftesbury. ' Liberty. — The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves,...as far as may consist with the laws of God, and of hia country. — Cowley. Philosophy. — Philosophy can add to our happiness in no other manner but... | |
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