| Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer.) - 1879 - 256 pages
...that most pleasing and most honourable one — the conscientious conviction of doing what is right. I do not affect to scorn the opinion of mankind :...I will tell you how I will obtain it : I will have that popularity which/W/0mr, and not that which is run after. "Tis not the applause of a day, 'tis... | |
| Charles Churchill, Thomas Parnell, Thomas Tickell - 1880 - 724 pages
...than the most pleasing and most honourable one, the conscientious conviction of doing what was right. I do not affect to scorn the opinion of mankind; I wish earnestly for popularity; I will seek and will have popularity ; but I will tell you how I will obtain it, I will have that popularity... | |
| Junius - Great Britain - 1890 - 544 pages
...the opinion of mankind; I wish earnestly for popularity; I will seek and will have popularity ; btt I will tell you how I will obtain it; I will have that popularity which follows, and not that which is run after. It is not the applause of a day. it... | |
| Leisure - 1881 - 818 pages
...ancient authors seems to supply — " Fiat justitia ruat coelum."* And it was then that he said, " I do not affect to scorn the opinion of mankind. I wish earnestly for popularity ; I will seek and have popularity, but I will tell you how I will obtain it. I will have that popularity... | |
| 1821 - 774 pages
...than that most pleasing and most honourable one, the conscientious conviction of doing what is rignt. I do not affect to scorn the opinion of mankind ;...I will tell you how I will obtain it ; I will have that popularity which follows, and not that which is run after ; 'tis not the applause of a day —... | |
| English essays - 1768 - 814 pages
...affect to (corn the opinion of mankind ; I with earneftly for popularity ; I will feek and will have popularity} but I will tell you how I will obtain it ; I will have that popularity which follows, and not that which is run after. "Tis not the applaufe of a day, 'tis... | |
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