 | David Hume - 1807 - 552 pages
...we are apt to be struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more softness...merit, is to lay aside all these considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being placed in authority, and entrusted with the government of mankind.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more softness of disposl* lion, some greater lenity of temper, some of those amiable...distinguished. But the true method of estimating her mei:it, is to lay aside all these considerations, and to consider her merely as a rational being, placed... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - 606 pages
...admiration of her qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more sofiness of disposition, some greater lenity of. temper, some...merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and entrusted with the government of mankind. We may find it difficult to reconcile our fancy*to her as... | |
 | Charles Peirce - 1811 - 266 pages
...woman, we are apt to be struck with the highest admiration of her qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more softness...some of those amiable weaknesses by which her sex ii distinguished. But the tr ue method of esti.nating her merit, is, to lay aside all these considerations,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...woman, we are apt to be struck with the highest admiration of her qualities and extensive capacity; but we are also apt to require some more softness...merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and entrusted with the government of mankind. Hume. QUEEN EI.IZAHETH'S DEATH. AFTER having long enjoyed... | |
 | David Hume - 1812 - 550 pages
...we are apt to be struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more softness...merit, is to lay aside all these considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being placed in authority, and entrusted with the government of mankind.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 510 pages
...struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity, but we are apt also to require some more softness of disposition, some...merit, is to lay aside all these considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and entrusted with the government of... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...the highest admiration of her qualities, and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require home more softness of disposition, some greater lenity...merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and trusted with the government of mankind. We may fii.d it difficult to reconcile our fancy to her, as... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 502 pages
...struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity, but we are apt also to require some more softness of disposition, some...merit, is to lay aside all these, considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and entrusted with the government of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 528 pages
...struck with the highest admiration . of her great qualities and extensive capacity, but we are apt also to require some more softness of disposition, some...merit, is to lay aside, all these considerations, and consider her merely as a rational being, placed in authority, and entrusted with the government of... | |
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When we contemplate her as a woman, we are apt to be struck with the highest admiration of her great qualities and extensive capacity ; but we are also apt to require some more softness of disposition, some greater lenity of temper, some of those amiable... 
