 Sincerity, Thou first of virtues! let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulf of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way.  Kenilworth - Page 350by Walter Scott - 1877 - 426 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...beautiful tragedy, and repeated the following passage : — ' Sincerity, Thou first of virtues ! let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way'.' 1 See ante, ii. 303, note 2.... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way. Lady R. The first truth Is easiest... | |
 | English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way. • Anna. Alas ! how few of woman's... | |
 | English drama - 1804 - 486 pages
...oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas* name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should...destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way ! Anna. Alas ! how few of woman's fearful kind Durst own a truth so hardy ! Lady R. The first truth... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 404 pages
...oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path! although the earth should...destruction cry To take dissimulation's winding way. Anna. Alas ! how few of woman's fearful kind Durst own a truth so hardy ! Lady R. The first truth Is... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1810 - 438 pages
...beautiful tragedy, and repeated the following passage : " Sincerity, " Thou first of virtues ! let no mortal leave " Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, " And from the gulph of hell destruction cry, " To take dissimulation's winding way." Johnson. " That will not do,... | |
 | English drama - 1811 - 620 pages
...oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should...destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way ! Anna. Alus ! how few of woman's fearful kiud Durst own a truth so hardy> ! Lai/y R. The first truth... | |
 | British drama - 1811 - 624 pages
...oath equivocal, that I ne'er would Wed one of Douglas' name. Sincerity ! Thou first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should...destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way ! Anna. Alus !• how few of woman's fearful kind Durst own a truth so hardy ! Lady R. The first truth... | |
 | William Sampson - Europe - 1817 - 452 pages
...remember well, is to be found in the tragedy of Douglas^ "Sincerity, Thoii first of virtues, let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulph of hell damnation cry To take dissimulation's winding way." Such was the rehuke I addressed to... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 414 pages
...must deserve our spurs. » CHAPTER XXXV. Sincerity, Thou 6rst of virtues ! let no mortal leave The onward path , although the earth should gape , And...destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way. Dougtas. IT was not till after a long and successful morning's sport , and a prolonged repast which... | |
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