 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1742 - 530 pages
...He took Notice, ' That among the Romans, the wifeft People upon Earth, the Temple of Fame was plac'd behind the Temple of Virtue, to denote that there...without going through the other : But that if this Bill pafs'd into a Law, one of the moft powerful Incentives to Virtue would be taken away, fince there would... | |
 | Nicolas Tindal - Great Britain - 1763 - 608 pages
...that had been offered for the bill. He took notice, ' That among the Romans, the wifeft people upon earth, the temple of Fame was placed behind the temple...moft powerful incentives to virtue would be taken away,fince there would be no coming to honour, but through the; winding-fheet of an old decrepit lord,... | |
 | Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - Great Britain - 1763 - 608 pages
...that had been offered for the bill. He took notice, * That among the Romans, the wifeft people upon earth, the temple of Fame was placed behind the temple...without going through the other. But that, if this bill palled into a law, one of the nioft powerful incentives to virtue would be taken away» fince there... | |
 | William Coxe - Great Britain - 1800 - 530 pages
...with great animation, began his fpeech bj introducing this claffical allufion: " Among the Romans, the temple of fame was placed behind the temple of virtue, to denote that ' Journals.— Chandler. •f- Words fpoken in derogation of a peer, a judge, or other grear officer... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1802 - 526 pages
...latter, to denote that fame was no otherwife attainable than by virtue. But if the prefent bill pafled into a law, one of the moft powerful incentives to virtue would be taken away. He aJErined that this bill would not 'only operate as a difcouragement to merit, but would endanger... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Orators - 1810 - 544 pages
...been offered in favour of this bill :* he took notice, that among the Romans, the wisest people upon earth, the temple of fame was placed behind the temple...without going through the other ; but that if this bill passed into a law, one of the most powerful incentives to virtue would be taken away, since there would... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1811 - 678 pages
...them to curry any question through the House of Lords? Must not the twenty-rive Scots Peers accept, behind the Temple of Virtue, to denote that there was no coming to the Temple of Fame, but through that of Virtue. But if this Bill is passed into a law, oue of the most... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...and with great animation began his speech by the following classical allusion : 4 Among the Romans, the Temple of Fame was placed behind the Temple of Virtue, to denote that there was no coming to the Temple of Fame, but through that of Virtue. But if this bill is passed into a law, one of the most... | |
 | William Coxe - Prime ministers - 1816 - 430 pages
...with great animation, began his speech by introducing this classical allusion : " Among the Romans, the temple of fame was placed behind the temple of virtue, to denote that there was no approach to the temple of fame, but through that of virtue. But if this bill is passed into a law,... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - Great Britain - 1839 - 568 pages
...commons. On the second reading in that house (Dec. 8), Walpole rose, and thus began : " Among the Romans the temple of Fame was placed behind the temple of Virtue, to denote that there was no coming to the temple of Fame but through that of Virtue. But if this bill is passed into a law, one of the most powerful... | |
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Bill is passed into a law, one of the most powerful incentives to virtue would be taken away, since there would be no arriving at honour, but through the winding-sheet of an old decrepit lord, or the grave of an extinct noble family... 
