 | John Selden - 1689 - 196 pages
...'tis hard with us to define. In other Countries he is known by his Privileges ; in Westminster-Hall he is one that is reputed one ; in the Court of Honour,...King cannot make a Gentleman of Blood. [What have you said ?] Nor God Almighty : but he can make a Gentleman by Creation. If you ask which is the better... | |
 | John Selden - 1786 - 196 pages
...hard with us to define; in other countries he is "known by" his' privileges ; in Westminster 'Hall he is one that is reputed one ; in the court of honour,...King cannot make a gentleman of blood (what have you said !) nor God Almighty, but 'he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask which is the better... | |
 | John Selden - 1786 - 190 pages
...is hard with 'Us to define; in other countries he is known by his privileges; in Westminister Hall he is one that is reputed one; in the court of honour,...King cannot make a gentleman of blood (what have you said!) nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. ]f you ask which is the better of... | |
 | John Selden - 1798 - 166 pages
...'tis hard with us to VV define ; in other Countries he is known by his Privileges ; in Wejlmmjler-^tA he is one that is reputed one; in the Court of Honour,...Almighty, but he can make a Gentleman by Creation. If you afk \\hich is the better of thcfe two, Civily, the Gentleman of Blood, Morally, the Gentleman by Creation... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...is hard with us to define. In other countries he is known hy his privileges ; in Westminster Hall, he is one that is reputed one ; in the Court of Honour,...king cannot make a gentleman of blood (what have you said), nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask which is the better of... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 230 pages
...it is hard with us to define. In other countries he is known by his privileges; in Westminster Hall, he is one that is reputed one ; in the Court of Honour,...king cannot make a gentleman of blood (what have you said), nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask which is the better of... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1819 - 378 pages
...is hard with us to define. In other countries, he is known by his privileges ; in Westminster- hall, he is one that is reputed one ; in the Court of Honour,...king cannot make a gentleman of blood, (what have you said) nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask, which is the better of... | |
 | 1821 - 328 pages
...is hard with us to define. In other countries, he is known by his privileges ; in Westminster- hall, he is one that is reputed one ; in the Court of Honour,...king cannot make a gentleman of blood, (what have you said) nor God Almighty, hut he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask, which is tbe better of... | |
 | John Selden - 1821 - 170 pages
...is hard with us to define. In other countries, he is known by his privileges ; in Westminster- hall, he is one that is reputed one ; in the Court of Honour,...king cannot make a gentleman of blood, (what have you said) nor God Almighty, but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask, which is the better of... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1823 - 386 pages
...privileges; in Westminster Hall he is one that is reputed one ; in the Court of Honor, he that has arms. The King cannot make a Gentleman of blood, (what have you said ?) nor God Almighty; but he can make a Gentleman by creation. If you ask which is the better of... | |
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Nor God Almighty : but he can make a gentleman by creation. If you ask which is the better of these two, civilly, the gentleman of blood, morally, the gentleman by creation may be the better ; for the other may be a debauched man, this a person of worth. 
