 | William Mariner - 1817 - 632 sider
...sentiment which enables us sometimes, if not always, to distinguish between the beauty of disinterestedness and the foul ugliness of what is low, sordid, and...being asked by Mr. Mariner what motives they had for ooiiducting themselves with propriety, besides the fear of misfortunes in this life, replied, the agreeable... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1817 - 680 sider
...sentiment, which enables us sometimes, if not always, to distinguish between the beauty of disinterestedness and the foul ugliness of what is low, sordid, and...marks of character in the natives of these islands." <p. 149. vol. ii.) With regard to the sex, we cannot here call it the fair sex, we have the following... | |
 | 1817 - 482 sider
...sentiment, which enables us sometimes, if not always, to distinguish between the beauty of disinterestedness and the foul ugliness of what is low, sordid, and...marks of character in the natives of these islands.' (p. 149, vol. ii.) With regard to the sex, we cannot here call it the fair sex, we have the following... | |
 | Peter Dillon - 1829 - 474 sider
...sentiment, which enables us sometimes, if not always, to distinguish between the beauty of disinterestedness and the foul ugliness of what is low, sordid, and...misfortunes in this life, replied, " the agreeable and happy feelings which a man experiences within himself when he does any good action, or conducts himself nobly... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1837 - 510 sider
...sentiment, which enables us sometimes, if not always, to distinguish between the beauty of disinterestedness and the foul ugliness of what is low, sordid, and...conducting themselves with propriety besides the fear of misfortune in this life, replied, " the agreeable and happy feelings which a man experiences within... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1841 - 512 sider
...sentiment, which enables us sometimes, if not always, to distinguish between the beauty of disinterestedness and the foul ugliness of what is low, sordid, and...conducting themselves with propriety besides the fear of misfortune in this life, replied, ' the agreeable and happy feelings which a man experiences within... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1845 - 488 sider
...sentiment, which enables us sometimes, if not always, to distinguish between the beauty of disinterestedness and the foul ugliness of what is low, sordid, and...conducting themselves with propriety besides the fear of misfortune in this life, replied, ' the agreeable and happy feelings which a man experiences within... | |
 | Charles Staniland Wake - 1878 - 536 sider
...influence of moral conscience over the actions of life. He says that many of the chiefs, when asked, " What motives they had for conducting themselves with propriety, besides the fear of their followers in this life ? " replied, " The agreeable and happy feeling which a man experiences... | |
 | 1886 - 988 sider
...belonged to the school of intuitive moral philosophers, and believed that virtue is its own reward; for Many of the chiefs, on being asked by Mr. Mariner...propriety, besides the fear of misfortunes in this life, replied,'the agreeable and happy feeling which a man experiences within himself when he does any good... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1897 - 398 sider
...belonged to the school of intuitive moral philosophers, and believed that virtue is its own reward ; for Many of the chiefs, on being asked by Mr. Mariner...they had for conducting themselves with propriety, b«sides the fear of misfortunes in this life, replied, the agreeable and happy feeling which a man... | |
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There is implanted in the human breast a knowledge or sentiment, which enables us sometimes, if not always, to distinguish between the beauty of disinterestedness and the foul ugliness of what is low, sordid, and selfish : and the effect of this sentiment... 
