 | Longinus - Aesthetics - 1800 - 238 pages
...to excel many others: 'Tis pleasant to grow better, " because that is to excel ourselves: Nay, 'tis pleasant " even to mortify and subdue our lusts, because that is " victory: 'Tis pleasant to command our appetites and " passions, and to keep them in due order, within the "... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 542 pages
...thou deservest." It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that is to excel many others: it is pleasant to grow better; because that is to excel ourselves : it is pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order, within the bounds of reason and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 178 pages
...thou deservest." It is pleasant to be virtuous and good; because that is to excel many others; it is pleasant to grow better ; because that is to excel ourselves ; it is pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order, within the bounds of reason and... | |
 | Oratory - 1808 - 540 pages
...to excel many others : 'tis pleasant to grow better, because that is to excel ourselves : nay, 'tis, pleasant even to mortify and subdue our lusts, because that is victory: 'tis pleasant to command our appetite*and passions, and to keep them in due order, within the bounds... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1811 - 220 pages
...thou deservest." It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that is to excel many others: it is pleasant to grow better; because that is to excel ourselves: it is pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order, within the bounds of reason and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1812 - 224 pages
...thou deservest." It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that is to excel many others : it is pleasant to grow better ; because that is to excel ourselves: it is. pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order, within the bounds of reason and... | |
 | Latin language - 1813 - 292 pages
...to be, which soon after appeared to every one, when he was less careful to keep on the mask.finj 2. It is pleasant to command our appetites and passions,...the bounds of reason and religion : because this is a kind of empire; this is truly to govern. It is naturally pleasant to have power over others, but... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1814 - 190 pages
...virtuous and good; because that it is to excel many others: it is pleasant to grow better; because that it is to excel ourselves: it is pleasant even to mortify...them in due order, within the bounds of reason and religiqn ; because this is empire. CHAP. V. Corrections of the errors in the chapter of promiscuous... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1814 - 308 pages
...thou deservest." It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that is to excel many others: it is pleasant to grow better; because that is to excel ourselves: it is pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep thehi in due order, within the bounds of reason... | |
 | Abner Alden - English language - 1814 - 222 pages
...think of it. II. It is pleasant to be virtuous and good, because that is to excel many others ; it is pleasant to grow better, because that is to excel ourselves ; it is pleasant to mortify and subdue our lusts, because that is victory ; it is pleasant to command our appetites... | |
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pleasant to grow better ; because that is to excel ourselves: it is pleasant even to mortify and subdue our lusts; because that is victory: it is pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order, within the bounds of reason... 
