Butweshouldbynomeansregardhimwiththatrespectandesteemwhichwouldseemduetoonewho,uponalikeoccasion,hadactedproperlyfromajustsenseofwhatwaspropertobedone。Noactioncanproperlybecalledvirtuous,whichisnotaccompaniedwiththesentimentofself-approbation。
SeeVoltaire。
VousygrillezsageetdoctePlaton,DivinHomere,eloquentCiceron,etc。
SeeThomson’sSeasons,Winter:
’Ah!littlethinkthegaylicentiousproud,etc。