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" Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; — who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy, and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of... "
The Percy anecdotes, by Sholto and Reuben Percy. (Eloquence). - Page 62
by Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822
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Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most ...

Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1853 - 972 pages
...and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself ' for money which he can not 5 "5 *x ( 2 뎗5 K 5{ # ӷl r LK H da u & j But youth, sir, is not my only crime ; I have been accused of acting a theatrical part. A | theatrical...
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Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most ...

Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Orators - 1853 - 972 pages
...wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for money which he can not enjoy, and sjwnds the remains of his life in the ruin of his country. But youth, sir, is not my only crime ; I have been accused of acting a theatrical part. A theatrical part may...
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McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide: Or, Fifth Reader of the Eclectic ...

William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1853 - 492 pages
...he* to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced* — in age', has receded' — from virtue*, and become more wicked* — with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for money* which he can not enjoy', and spends the remains of his life, in the ruin of his country'. _ 2. But youth is...
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The Standard Speaker: Containing Exercises in Prose and Poetry for ...

Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; — who prostitutes...of his life in the ruin of his country. But youth, Sir, is not my only crime : I have been accused of acting a theatrical part. A theatrical part may...
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The practical elocutionist

Conrad Hume Pinches - Elocution - 1854 - 460 pages
...more, sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes...of his life in the ruin of his country. But youth, sir, is not my only crime ; I have been accused of acting a theatrical part. A theatrical part may...
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History of England, by Hume and Smollett; with a continuation by T ..., Volume 8

David Hume - 1854 - 448 pages
...much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes...the remains of his life in the ruin of his country." Petitions were presented from the city of London, and county of Glocester, against the bill, as detrimental...
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The Fourth Reader, Or, Exercises in Reading and Speaking: Designed for the ...

Salem Town - Readers - 1854 - 412 pages
...he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and become more wicked with less temptation; vrho prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy,...the remains of his life in the ruin of his country. 3. But youth, sir, is not my only crime; I have been accused of acting a theatrical part. A theatrical...
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The popular educator, Volumes 5-6; Volume 8

Popular educator - 1854 - 922 pages
...innocent." 2. "This «late hid then not one ship, — NO, NOT ' ONE' WALL !" 3. " But youth, it seems, is not my only crime : I have been accused || of acting a THEATRICAL part." 4. " As to Ihe present ministry, I cannot give them my confidence. Pardon me, gentlemen : Confidence-...
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Elocution Made Easy, Containing Rules and Selections for Declamation and Reading

Rufus Claggett - 1855 - 208 pages
...more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has recededft from virtue, and become more wicked | with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for money | which he cannot enjoy, and * Soerates and Plato, Grecian philosophers. || Atrocious, heinous, very wicked. t Demosthenes, a great...
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Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire of the Most ...

Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1856 - 962 pages
...virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for money which he can not enjoy, and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of his country. But youth, sir, is not my only crime ; I have been accused of acting a theatrical part. A theatrical part may...
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