 | Henry Fielding - 1902 - 622 pages
...can alone support the truly GREAT man, whether he be a CONQUEROR, a TYKANT, a STATESMAN, or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private curse and...satisfaction as this could inspire men possessed of power, wealth, of every human blessing which pride, avarice, or luxury could desire, to forsake their homes,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1893 - 266 pages
...can alone support the truly GREAT man, whether he be a CONQUEROR, a TYRANT, a STATESMAN, or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private curse and...satisfaction as this could inspire men possessed of power, wealth, of every human blessing which pride, avarice, or luxury could desire, to forsake their homes,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1893 - 278 pages
...can alone support the truly GREAT man, whether he be a CONQUEROR, a TYRANT, a STATESMAN, or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private curse and...satisfaction as this could inspire men possessed of power, wealth, of every human blessing which pride, avarice, or luxury could desire, to forsake their homes,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - English literature - 1902 - 252 pages
...can alone support the truly GREAT man, whether he be a CONQUEROR, a TYRANT, a STATESMAN, or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private curse and...satisfaction as this could inspire men possessed of power, wealth, of every human blessing which pride, avarice, or luxury could desire, to forsake their homes,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1902 - 390 pages
...can alone support the truly GREAT man, whether he be a CONQUEROR, r. TYRANT, a STATESMAN, or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private curse and...he is hated and detested by all mankind, must make hm inwardly satisfied with himself. [For what but some such inward satisfaction as this could inspire... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Howard Maynadier - 1907 - 332 pages
...be a CONQUEROR, a TYRANT, a STATESMAN, or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private cui-se and public imprecation, and, while he is hated and...satisfaction as this could inspire men possessed of power, wealth, of every human blessing which pride, avarice, or luxury could desire, to forsake their homes,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1903 - 328 pages
...can alone support the truly GREAT an, whether he be a CONQUEROR, a TV-RANT, a STATESMAN, or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private curse and...and detested by all mankind, must make him inwardly satisfied_with himself. For what but some such inward satisfaction as ^his could inspire men possessed... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Howard Maynadier - 1903 - 330 pages
...can alone support the truly GREAT man, whether he be a CONQUEROR, a TYRANT, a STATESMAN, or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private curse and...public imprecation, and, while he is hated and detested bv all mankind, must make him inwardly satisfied with himself. For what but some such inward satisfaction... | |
 | Modern Language Association of America - Philology, Modern - 1913 - 818 pages
...support the truly GREAT Man, whether he be a CONQUEROR, a TYRANT, a MINISTER [1754 STATESMAN], or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private Curse and...Mankind, must make him inwardly satisfied with himself. . . ." In his one moment of weakness (rather elaborately shown to be notable), as he contemplates the... | |
 | Henry Fielding - History - 1997 - 418 pages
...can alone support the truly GREAT Man, whether he be a CONQUEROR, a TYRANT, a MINISTER, or a PRIG. These must bear him up against the private Curse and...Satisfaction as this could inspire Men possessed of Wealth, of Power, of every human Blessing, which Pride, Avarice, or Luxury could desire, to forsake... | |
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Why then should any man wish to be a prig, or where is his greatness? I answer, in his mind: 'tis the inward glory, the secret consciousness of doing great and wonderful actions, which can alone support the truly GREAT man, whether he be a CONQUEROR,... 