 ... united, we expect the noble pride and independence of a man of spirit, not the servile humiliating complaisance of a courtier. As to the goodness of his heart, if a proof of it be taken from the facility of never refusing, what conclusion shall we...  Junius - Page 17by Junius - 1797Full view - About this book
 | Junius - Great Britain - 1824 - 362 pages
...conclusion shall we draw from the indecency of never performing ? And if the discipline of the army he in any degree preserved, what thanks are due to a...have degraded the office of commander in chief into a hroker of commissions ? With respect to the navy, I shall only say that this country is so higbly indehted... | |
 | Junius - Great Britain - 1827 - 226 pages
...goodness of his heart, if a proof of it be taken from the facility of never refusing, what conclusion Shall we draw from the indecency of never performing?...filling up vacancies, have degraded the office of commander-in-chief, into a. broker of commissions? With respect to the navy, I shall only say, that... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 856 pages
...merit and services of the rest of the army to heap promotions upon his favorites and dependents." — ' If the discipline of the army be in any degree preserved, what thanks, he asks, are due to a man, whose cares, notoriously confined to filling up vacancies, have degraded... | |
 | Great Britain - 1833 - 646 pages
...favorites and dependants, the presentcommander-in- ' chief is the most generous man alive." And again, " if the discipline of the army be in any degree preserved,...filling up vacancies, have degraded the office of com- Í mander-in-chief into a broker of com- i missions ?" Of this the marquess himself took no notice,... | |
 | Junius - English letters - 1834 - 228 pages
...goodness of his heart, if a proof of it be taken from the facility of never refusing, what conclusion shall we draw from the indecency of never performing?...filling up vacancies, have degraded the office of commander-in-chief, into a broker of commissions? With respect to the navy, I shall only say, that... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 288 pages
...favourites and dependants, the present commander-in-chief is the most generous man alive." And again : " If the discipline of the army be in any degree preserved,...filling up vacancies, have degraded the office of commander-in-chief into a broker of commissions ?" Of this attack the marquess himself took no notice,... | |
 | E. Harmon - Shorthand - 1846 - 122 pages
...goodness of his heart, if a proof of it be taken from tfie facility of never refusing, what conclusion shall we draw from the indecency of never performing....filling up vacancies, have degraded the office of conx mander-in-chief, into a broker of commissions ? With respect to the navy, I shall only say, theft... | |
 | Junius - Great Britain - 1850 - 578 pages
...goodness of his heart, if a proof of it be taken from the facility of never refusing, what conclusions shall we draw from the indecency of never performing?...filling up vacancies, have degraded the office of commander.in.chief into a broker of commissions * '. "With respect to the navy, I shall only say, that... | |
 | Junius - 1850 - 504 pages
...goodness of his heart, if a proof of it be taken from the facility of never refusing, what conclusions shall we draw from the indecency of never performing?...filling up vacancies, have degraded the office of commander-in-chief into a broker of commissions * ! With respect to the navy, I shall only say, that... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 976 pages
...goodness of his heart, if в proof of it be taken from the facility of never refusing, what conclusion shall we draw from the indecency of never performing?...filling up vacancies, have degraded the office of Commander-in-chief into [that of] a broker of commissions.13 With respect to the navy, I shall only... | |
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