 | 1804 - 450 стор.
...— Bunker Hill. Tune — God save Sec.] ,5'h. John Adams, late prefident of the United States. <• When vice prevails and impious men bear sway, The post, of honor is a private station." 6tb. Federalijm — When terrorand corruption oveiwhelmed the Roman liberties, Cato and his little... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1817 - 710 стор.
...their lordships, although he did not despair, and although he held in contempt the doctrine of the poet that " When vice prevails and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station ;" (he by no means meant to apply this quotation to his majesty's ministers),... | |
 | 846 стор.
...upon every wise and upright legislator, ¡uid which makes me involuntarily exclaim, with the poet, that " When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station.'' Montesquieu justly observes, that " the national judges aro no more... | |
 | 1828 - 844 стор.
...incumbent upon every wise and upright legislator, Bid which makes me involuntarily exclaim, with the poet, that " When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. 1 ' Montesquieu justly observes, that "the national judges are no more... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1837 - 386 стор.
...may happen in it, but because I feel, with a real patriot, a real poet, and a real lover of mankind, that, ' When vice prevails and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station.' By this I do not mean to allude to those who now nominally govern,—who... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 стор.
...ourselves.—Ib. 48. Experience of the world either breaks or petrifies the heart.—Champfort. 49. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a. private station. Cato—Addison. 50. The wise and active conquer difficulties By daring to attempt them : sloth and... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1846 - 398 стор.
...and a rural life. There live retired : content thyself to be Obscurely good. . DRAMATIC PIECES. 369 When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station ! * Farewell, my friends ! If there be any of you Who dare not trust the victor's clemency, Know, there... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1847 - 400 стор.
...bless'd In humble virtues and a rural life. There live retired : content thyself to be Obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station ! * Farewell, my friends ! If there be any of you Who dare not trust the victor's clemency, Know, there... | |
 | Salem Town - 1847 - 420 стор.
...blessed In humble virtues and a rural life. There live retired ; content thyself to be Obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station ! 4. Farewell, my friends ! If there be any of you Who dares not trust the victor's clemency, Know,... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1850 - 292 стор.
...rural life; There live retired ; pray for the peace of Bowie , Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway. The post of honor is a private station. Par. I hope my father docs not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Cato. FareweH, my... | |
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Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station. 
