 ... tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good ; riches being another word for power, towards the obtaining of which the first necessary qualification is impudence, and (as Demosthenes said of pronunciation in oratory) the...  The Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - עמוד 49מאת Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1876 - 407 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | 1868 - 792 דפים
...to be rich that it may be in one's |mwer to do good — riches being another word for power, towards the obtaining of which the first necessary qualification is impudence, and (as Demosthenes said of pro1868.] [July, nunciation in oratory) the second is impudence, and the third still impudence. No... | |
 | Augustus Antoine Cornelius Meves - 1868 - 380 דפים
...an orator is impudence, and as Demosthenes said of action, the second is impudence, and the third is impudence. No modest man ever did, or ever will, make his fortune in public assemblies." — Lady M. Wortley Montague, in Southey's Edition of Cowper, p. 254. \ Through... | |
 | Margaret Oliphant Oliphant - 1869 - 450 דפים
...to be rich that it may be in one's power to do good — riches being another word for power, towards the obtaining of which the first necessary qualification...remarkably impudent The Ministry is like a play at Court: there's a little door to get in, and a great crowd without, shoving and thrusting who shall be foremost... | |
 | 1877 - 936 דפים
...be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good — riches being another word for power, towards the obtaining of which the first necessary qualification...pronunciation in oratory) the second is impudence, the third is still impudence. No modest man ever did or ever will make his fortune. Your friend Lord... | |
 | 1877 - 796 דפים
...impudence, and (as Demosthenes said of pronunciation in oratory) the second is impudence, the third is still impudence. No modest man ever did or ever will make his fortune. Your friend Lord Halifax, Robert Walpole, and all other remarkable instances of quick advancement, have been remarkably impudent.... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1878 - 422 דפים
...to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good; riches being another word for power, towards the obtaining of which the first necessary qualification...will, make his fortune. Your friend, Lord Halifax, Robert Walpole, and all other remarkable instances of quick advancement, have been remarkably impudent.... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1878 - 422 דפים
...impudence. No modest man ever did, or ever will, make his fortune. Your friend, Lord Halifax, Robert Walpole, and all other remarkable instances of quick...remarkably impudent. The Ministry is like a play at Court ; there's a little door to get in, and a great crowd without, shoving and thrusting who shall be foremost... | |
 | Luther Tracy Townsend - 1881 - 272 דפים
...parliamentary career : " The first necessary qualification is impudence, and (as Demosthenes would say), the second is impudence, and the third still impudence....quick advancement, have been remarkably impudent. Your modest man stands behind in the crowd, and is shoved about by everybody/' But oratorical positiveness,... | |
 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - 1883 - 304 דפים
...Mary Wortley Montagu, writing to Mr. Wortley Montagu, says : " Riches being another word for power, to the obtaining of which the first necessary qualification...impudence, and (as Demosthenes said of pronunciation [sic] in oratory) the second is impudence, and the third still impudence, no modest man ever did or... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1886 - 396 דפים
...remembrance of it. If it were possible to restore liberty to your country, or limit the encroachment of the prerogative, by reducing yourself to a garret,...will, make his fortune. Your friend, Lord Halifax, Robert Walpole, and all other remarkable instances of quick advancement, have been remarkably impudent.... | |
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