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Englishmen were too great, too generous, too honest, too noble, the men of Westminster especially were a great deal too highminded to pay any attention to such charges as these till they were proved. Then he began again. Let them prove it. Such accusations as these were mere lies till they were proved.
Nobody hath ever said that my speech, even in jest, hath proved false. Hence on serious occasions like this, I need not say anything more, O uncle, going thither today I shall gratify, with words mixed with blessings, the monarch Janamejaya installed at the sacrifice, so that, O excellent one, the sacrifice may stop. O highminded one, O king of the snakes, believe all that I say.
As soon as they had left the room the young man spoke softly but urgently into his father's ear: "You are quite right, Father," he said. "She is better and more noble, more beautiful and more highminded than any girl living. I love her, and will stake everything to win her heart. Oh, God! Oh, God! Merciful Heaven! Are you glad, do you give your consent, Father?
Nor can we close our eyes to the fact that thousands of highminded physicians are devoting their time and energies to the amelioration of disease.
Among those I most loved were two widely differing types Captain Doane, a retired sea-captain, and Relief Paine, an invalid chained to her couch, but whose beautiful influence permeated the community like an atmosphere. Captain Doane was one of the finest men I have ever known highminded, tolerant, sympathetic, and full of understanding, He was not only my friend, but my church barometer.
Let the highminded man read the following extracts Mr. Jefferson, in a long and laboured letter to Colonel Burr, written uninvited, not in reply to one received, dated Philadelphia, 17th June, 1797, says "The newspapers give so minutely what is passing in Congress, that nothing of detail can be wanting for your information.
He began by speaking to me of the memoirs of a very highminded and virtuous woman, the Princess , his mother, the manuscript of which he had confided to me, asking my advice as to the utility or the suitability of their publication; this manuscript, besides being full of interest, possessed for me a special charm, because the handwriting of the Princess resembled my mother's handwriting.
He cannot be satisfied with being fed, clad, and maintained by the labour of others, without making some suitable return to the society that upholds him. An honest highminded man would revolt at the idea of sitting down to and enjoying a feast, and then going away without paying his share of the reckoning.
He was highminded, fearless, and sincere, and it may be said of him what he afterward declared so often of Henry Clay, that "he would not flatter Neptune for his trident or Jove for his power to thunder." He was called upon at this session to fight the repeal of the law he had framed in 1840, to regulate the system of banking.
She then went to your majesty, and I saw no more of her till she sent for me late in the evening. She seemed very angry. 'You are faithful, said she to me, 'and you know me. De Pontoise; you know me too proud to degrade myself, and too highminded to submit to tyranny.
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