 Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family: I should have left a son who, in all the points in which personal merit...  The Works of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke - Side 271af Edmund Burke - 1837Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 206 sider
...of it, as he thought proper. Had it pleafed God to continue to me the hopes of fucceffion, I mould have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a fort of founder of a family ; I mould have left a fon, who, in all the points in which perfonal merit... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 sider
...Debts, BURKE, (RICHARD) ESQ, HAD-it pleafed.God to continue to me the hopes of fucceffion, I fhould have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a fort of founder of a family; I fhould have left a fon, who, in. all the points in which perfonal merit... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 sider
...on the loss of his son is peculiarly pathetic : ' Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity,...of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family ; -f- I should have left a son, \vho, in all the points in which personal merit can be viewed, in science,... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 490 sider
...on the loss of his son is peculiarly pathetic : « Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity ot the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family ; -f I should have left a son, who, in all the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 446 sider
...of it, as he thought proper. Had it pleafed God to continue to me the hopes of fucceffion, I mould have been according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a fort of founder of a family ; I mould have left a fon, who, in all the points in which perfonal merit... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 440 sider
...of it, as he thought proper. Had it pleafed God to continue to me the hopes of fucceffiori, I mould have been according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a fort of founder of a family ; I mould have left a fon, who, in all the points in which perfonal merit... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 sider
...SECTION UK Burke r s Eulogy on his Son. Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes ofsuccession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and...of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family ; 1 should have left a son, who, in all the points in which personal merit can be viewed, in science,... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 218 sider
...will probably shew more of him. 138 RICHARD BURKE. Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been according to my mediocrity,...of founder of a family ; I should have left a son, \vho, in all the points in which personal merit can be •viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius,... | |
 | 1834 - 1046 sider
...for the world. " Had it pleased God," he says, with pathetic pride, " to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity,...be viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius, in honour, in humanity, in every liberal sentiment, and every liberal accomplishment, would not have shewn... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 sider
...mankind. Section ill. . BURBLE'S EULOGY ON HIS SON. Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity,...should have left a son, •who, in all the points hi which personal merit can be viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius, in taste, in honour, in... | |
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