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" I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded ; and the glory of Europe is extinguished... "
The rhetorical reader, consisting of choice specimens of oratorical ... - Page 158
by John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 80 pages
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Mooriana: or, Selections from the works of J. Moore, illustr. by ..., Volume 1

John Moore - 1803 - 312 pages
...in every other respect. A writer of great ingenuity and eminence regrets, that " we shall never more behold that generous loyalty to rank and sex, that...servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom ;" and adds, " that with these, are also fled that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...
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Mooriana: Or, Selections from the Moral, Philosophical, and ..., Volume 1

John Moore - 1803 - 322 pages
...in every other respect. A writer of great ingenuity and eminence regrets, that " we shall never more behold that generous loyalty to rank and sex, that...servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom ;" and adds, " that with these, are also fled that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...
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Memoirs of Maria Antoinetta, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of ..., Volume 1

Joseph Weber - 1805 - 552 pages
...thousand swords must have " leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a " look that threatened her with insult. But the " age of chivalry is gone —...spirit of an " exalted freedom. The unbought grace of •e life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse " of manly sentiment, and heroic enterprize, is...
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An Essay on the Spirit and Influence of the Reformation of Luther

Charles de Villers - 1805 - 516 pages
...The cities of Lombardy, and those on the * " But the age of chivalry is gone. — That of sophists, economists, and calculators, has succeeded ; and the...rank and sex, that proud submission, that dignified obediency, that subordination of the heart, which kept alive even in servitude itself, the spirit of...
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American Lady's Preceptor: A Compilation of Observations, Essays, and ...

1811 - 386 pages
...ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look, that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that...never more, shall we behold that generous loyalty to mnk and sex; that proud submission, that dignified obedience, that subordination of thelieart, winch...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...scabbards to avenge even a- look that threatened her with insult—But the age of chivalry is gone.—That of sophisters, economists, and* calculators, has succeeded;...that generous loyalty to rank and sex, —that proud submission,—that dignified obedience, —that subordination of the heart, which kept alive r . even...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pages
...must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that -threatened her with insult—But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists,...and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever. Never,-never more, shall we behold that generous lovalitv to rank and sex.— that proud submission,—that...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pages
...ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult — But the age of chivalry is gone. That...calculators, has succeeded ; and the glory of Europe is:extinguished for ever. Never, never more, shall we behold that generous loyality to rank and sex,-—...
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A journal during a residence in France ... 1792

John Moore, Robert Anderson - 1820 - 522 pages
...whatever is rough and vulgar. A writer of great ingenuity and eminence regrets, that ' we shall never more behold that generous loyalty to rank and sex, that...servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom ;' and adds, that with these are also fled ' that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...
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The Works: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings by Robert Anderson, Volume 3

John Moore - 1820 - 532 pages
...whatever is rough and vulgar. A writer of great ingenuity and eminence regrets, ihat ' we shall never more behold that generous loyalty to rank and sex, that...servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom ;' and adds, that with these are also fled ' that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...
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