 | 1729 - 332 páginas
...Modefty does not only recom* mend Eloquence, but lets off every great Talent which a Man can be pofferted of. It heightens all the Virtues which it accompanies; like the Shades in Paintings, it raifesand rounds every Figure, and makes the Colours more beautiful, though not fo... | |
 | 1739 - 336 páginas
...poflefled of. It heightens all the Virtues which it accompanies ; like the Shades in Paintings, it raifes and. rounds every Figure, and makes the Colours more beautiful, though not fo glaring as they would be without it. MODESTY is not only an Ornament, but alfo a Guard to Virtue.... | |
 | 1786 - 694 páginas
...poflTcfled of. It heightens all the virtues which it accompanies; like the flmles in paintings, it raifes and rounds every figure, and makes the colours more beautiful, though not fo glaring as they would be without it. Mo. Icily is not only an ornament, but alfo a guard to virtue.... | |
 | 1803 - 402 páginas
...rarely to be met with in his writings ; namely, that he had the eyes of a dog, but the heart of a deer. A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend...the virtues which it accompanies ; like the shades in paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colours more beautiful, though not so... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 páginas
...rarely to be met with in his writings ; namely, that he had the eyes of a dog, but the heart of a deer. A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend...the virtues which it accompanies ; like the shades in paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colours more beautiful, though not so... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 340 páginas
...rarely to be met with in his writings ; namely, that he had the eyes of a dog, but thd heart of a deer*. A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend...the virtues which it accompanies ; like the shades in paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colours more beautiful, though not so... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 páginas
...be met with in his writings ; namely, that he had the eyes of a dog, but thd heart of a deer*. Ajust and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence,...the virtues which it accompanies ; like the shades in paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colours more beautiful, though not so... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1808 - 374 páginas
...[Porphyry.] MODESTY. " A JUST and reasonable modesty," says Addison, " sets off every great talent a man may be possessed of. It heightens all the virtues which it accompanies ; like the shades in paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colours more beautiful, though not so... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1808 - 362 páginas
...[Porphyry.] MODESTY. *' A JUST and reasonable modesty," says Addison, " sets off every great talent a man may be possessed of. It heightens all the virtues which it accompanies ; like the shades in paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colours more beautiful, though not so... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 296 páginas
...rarely to be met with in his writings ; namely, that he had the eyes of a dog, but thd heart of a deer*. A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets otf every great talent which a man can be possessed of. It heightens all the virtues which it accompanies... | |
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A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can- be possessed of. It heightens all the virtues which it accompanies; like the shades in paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and... 
