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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1789. Excerpt: ... calling him a coward. I cannot omit under this head" what Herodotus tells us of the ancient Per/tans, that from the age of sive years to twenty they instructed their sons only in three things, to manage the horse, to make use of the bow, and to speak truth. The placing the point of Honour in this false kind of courage, has given occasion to the very resuse of mankind, who have neither virtue nor common sense, to set up for men of Honour. An EngliJh peer, who has not been long dead, used to tell a pleafant story, of a French gentleman that visited him early one morning at Paris, and after great prosessions of respect, let him know that he had it in his power to oblige him; which, in ihort, amounted to this, that he believed he could tell his lordship the person's name who justled him as he came out from the opera; but before he would proceed, he begged his lordship that he would not deny him the honour of making him his second. The Enpjijh lord, to avoid being drawn into a very foolish asfair, told him that he was under engage ments for his two next duels to a coupie of particular friends. Upon which the gentleman immediately withdrew, hoping his lordship would not take it ill if he meddled no farther in an affair from whence he himself was to receive no advantage. The beating down this false notion of Honour in so vain and lively a people as those of France, is deservedly, looked upon as one of the most glorious parts of their present king's reign. It is pity but the punishment of these mischievous notions should have in it some some particular circumstance of shame and infamy; that those who are slaves to them may see, that instead of advancing their reputation they lead them to ignominy and dishonour. Death is not sussicient to deter men who make it the...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781150817618
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 56
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150817615
  • Publisher Date: 03 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 118 gr


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