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1821. April 26.

While the eulogies of Virgil and Horace were rewarded
with lavish hand, Ovid for some this or that little bed-chamber
anecdote was sent to pine in exile. If the quantity of virtue
exercised practised were to be measured by the quantity of virtue attributed,
the most selfish and hard hearted of tyrants would be
the most virtuous of philanthropists. Where profusion alone
and without cruelty, marks the character of the Despot, gratitude
and hope are the only brokers the exertions of which will be
occupied in the collecting filling the cornucopia of praise: where to the influence of
those agents that of fear is added, praise extorted from enemies
will add itself to the praise poured in by friends.

By the In the eyes of the undiscerning and unscrutinizing
multitude, it may now be seen how impossible it is
that receipt of praise should fail of being considered as conclusive
evidence of merit, virtue, excellence – whatsoever be the
name of the fictitious entity created by praise to represent the
subject which it undertakes to decorate magnify, – whether it be merit for
example, or virtue or excellence – thus it is that in proportion
of to the quantity possessed by any man of this efficient cause
and title to praise of wealth seen or supposed to be possessed
by a man – of wealth though neither power nor factitious
dignity were seen in the possession of the same hands, the
quantity of this fictitious entity supposed on that account or
said to be also in his possession, thus merit, virtue, excellence,
whatever be its name, will be encreased: on the part of those
by whom any of the order those tokens of wealth by the appearance
of which the existence and possession of it is are generally regarded
as being proved, thus it is that an opinion will really be entertained that, in
the composition of his mind, a proportionable pre-eminent quantity
of this admirable and admired quality by whatever name it may
be stiled, will be to be found.

Identifier: | JB/036/011/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Date_1	1821-04-26	Marginal Summary Numbering	17-18
Box	036	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	011	Info in main headings field	first lines
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c8 / e8
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	10935
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