Honor
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10.Honors, rank and titles
10a.Public honors, offices and rewards for service
Homer, The OdysseyVol. 22
- p. 91Arete is revered like a goddess by all the folk and greeted with reverent speech.read · scan
- p. 99Athene makes Odysseus greater to behold so that he may win love, worship and honour from the Phaeacians.read · scan
- p. 110–111Minstrels receive a meed of honour and worship from all men; Nausicaa is owed thanks and worship for saving his life.read · scan
- p. 152–153Arete praises Odysseus for comeliness, stature and wisdom and urges the Phaeacians to give gifts.read · scan
- p. 153–154Odysseus prefers to wait for fuller gifts so that he gets more love and worship at home.read · scan
- p. 196–197Eumaeus gives Odysseus the portion of honour, and his soul rejoices at the renown.read · scan
- p. 201Menelaus says feeding and gifting the guest brings honour and glory to the host.read · scan
- p. 246–247Telemachus, as host, offers the stranger protection.read · scan
- p. 275–276Telemachus asks whether the guest has been honoured, criticizing his mother's way of honouring the worse man.read · scan
Aeschylus, The FuriesVol. 8
- p. 149–150Apollo offers Athens the loyalty of Orestes and his line as a glory to the city.read · scan
- p. 156–157Athena promises the Furies lasting honour and worship in Athens if they forgo wrath.read · scan
The Book of JobVol. 44
- p. 114–115Job remembers being revered by young, aged, princes and nobles who fell silent at his counsel.read · scan
Sophocles, AntigoneVol. 8
- p. 255Eteocles is buried with honour while Polynices is shamed and left unburied.read · scan
- p. 260Creon honours Eteocles and denies burial to Polynices, refusing the vile a share of the just's honours.read · scan
- p. 276Haemon reports the city says Antigone deserves a golden crown for burying her brother.read · scan
Herodotus, An Account of EgyptVol. 33
- p. 83–84Warrior classes granted land free of imposts and daily allowances as privilege.read · scan
Buddhist WritingsVol. 45
- p. 609–610Streams of water from the sky and offerings from gods and men honor the child, who has no equal or superior.read · scan
Marcus Tullius Cicero, On FriendshipVol. 9
- p. 12Scipio's glory and the esteem of his fellow citizens, culminating in a triumphal last day and mourning at his funeral.read · scan
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Letters of CiceroVol. 9
- p. 100Says their position is again one of great dignity and popularity.read · scan
- p. 118–120Grievance over denied monuments and indemnity after exile; the fidelity of men learned at painful cost.read · scan
- p. 130–131Advises prompt handover of the province as best for the governor's honour, dignity and independence.read · scan
- p. 137–138Cicero solicits from Cato a vote of public honour for his campaign, recalling mutual praise and esteem.read · scan
- p. 152Discusses thanksgiving and triumph as honours for a governor, praising a province held by uprightness rather than force or fortune.read · scan
- p. 175–176He defends proposing votes of honour as due reward for service to the Republic.read · scan
- p. 177–178Cicero explains honours he proposed for Caesar, Brutus, the dead and others, and men's ingratitude after victory.read · scan
Plutarch, ThemistoclesVol. 12
- p. 31Themistocles is given cities for his maintenance and becomes the model of greatness a Greek may attain in Persian service; Demaratus's request for royal honor is rebuked.read · scan
Plutarch, PericlesVol. 12
- p. 63–64Pericles's funeral oration for the war dead brought admiration, though Elpinice scorned the victory.read · scan
Plutarch, AristidesVol. 12
- p. 78Good men accept gifts prompted by love of honor and magnificence, not avarice.read · scan
- p. 105The city honors his memory with a monument and rewards to his heirs, treating them like Olympic victors.read · scan
Plutarch, AlcibiadesVol. 12
- p. 136–138Crowds acclaim and garland Alcibiades, honoring him above the other captains.read · scan
Plutarch, CoriolanusVol. 12
- p. 172–173Volscians acclaim Marcius as sole general; Tullus yields command, and his fame prompts wonder at one man's effect on two nations' fortunes.read · scan
- p. 181Senate and people honor the women as saviors of the city.read · scan
Plutarch, DemosthenesVol. 12
- p. 200–201Demosthenes gained fame across Greece, esteemed even by Philip and enemies; his orations urge preferring the just and honorable to safety.read · scan
- p. 207–208Athenians honor Demosthenes with the funeral oration despite defeat, showing trust in his counsel.read · scan
- p. 208Plutarch condemns Athenians' unseemly rejoicing and honors for the dead Philip, who had treated them with clemency.read · scan
- p. 216Athens honors him with a bronze statue, maintenance for his eldest kin, and an inscription on Greece's need of strength.read · scan
Plutarch, CiceroVol. 12
- p. 235Citizens acclaim Cicero as saviour and founder of his country, lighting torches in his honor.read · scan
- p. 236Cato's oration secures great honors for Cicero and the title Father of his Country.read · scan
- p. 250–251Caesar treats Cicero with honor and respect, praising his life and eloquence in answer to Cicero's Cato.read · scan
- p. 259Caesar praises Cicero as learned and a lover of country; Antony's honors are abolished, and his family barred from the name Marcus.read · scan
Plutarch, CaesarVol. 12
- p. 267He restores Marius's suppressed honors and earns a reputation for tenderness.read · scan
- p. 267–268The people heap honors on Caesar for his munificence and as a relation worthy of Marius.read · scan
- p. 272–273Caesar gives up a triumph to pursue the consulship.read · scan
Pliny the Younger, Letters of PlinyVol. 9
- p. 200–201Minutius has passed honorably through offices of quaestor, tribune and praetor; his father preferred honourable repose to ambition.read · scan
- p. 204Rank received through a friend's kindness is a sacred trust to be held with modesty.read · scan
- p. 211Verginius Rufus enjoyed fame in his lifetime and a magnificent public funeral, illustrious for honours refused as well as accepted.read · scan
- p. 215–216The senate decrees a triumphal statue to Spurinna and one to his dead son, honoring deeds and perpetuating memory.read · scan
- p. 251The dignity is a mark of approbation; he follows Cicero in honours and hopes for his eloquence.read · scan
- p. 255–256Corellius supported Pliny's candidacy for offices and advanced his credit; Pliny values dignities once held.read · scan
- p. 294–297Friend honored for a gladiatorial show in memory of his late wife; greatness of soul in small acts.read · scan
- p. 331–332Ancient glory and dignity of the Greek states are to be honoured.read · scan
- p. 357Pliny seeks senatorial rank for his friend and boasts of imperial favor.read · scan
- p. 361Erecting imperial statues and the decurii's offering of a site as marks of honor.read · scan
- p. 361–364Pliny seeks the office of augur as distinction; Trajan is wary of honors like his own statue.read · scan
- p. 365–366Pliny asks a praetorship for Sura on grounds of birth, integrity and virtue.read · scan
- p. 367Pliny treats his friend's advancement as an addition to his own honours, and thanks the emperor's favours.read · scan
BeowulfVol. 49
- p. 37–38Hrothulf is expected to requite the gifts and honor shown him; Unferth is trusted though found unsure in the sword-play.read · scan
Stories from the Thousand and One NightsVol. 16
- p. 32The king heaps gold, robes of honour and a seat beside him on Duban in gratitude for his cure.read · scan
- p. 36–37The verse thanks the king for unsolicited favours and praise.read · scan
- p. 142The governor rewards the physician's cure with a robe of honour and appointment.read · scan
- p. 191The King rewards each with robes of honor, allowances and posts, honoring the barber especially.read · scan
- p. 230Nur-ed-Din refuses the sovereignty of Basrah, wanting only the honour of serving the Khalifeh.read · scan
- p. 239–240The King loves Sindbad and treats him with exceeding honour, returning a large gift for his present.read · scan
- p. 248–249The merchant is delighted and prays for Sindbad after receiving a generous share of diamonds.read · scan
- p. 263The king welcomes the stranger and treats him with honour after hearing his story.read · scan
- p. 263–265He is magnified and esteemed by the king and great men for his invention.read · scan
- p. 265High rank and favour with the king and lords.read · scan
- p. 287–288The King treats Sindbad with exceeding honour and the great show him respect; gifts are sent in dignity.read · scan
- p. 291–292The King treats Sindbad with utmost honour; the master is delighted with him and treats him with honour.read · scan
- p. 337Salih says a thousand years of service could not requite the King's desert, and the King thanks him eloquently.read · scan
- p. 368Royal favour is granted for deserving service, and suitors must bring offerings befitting the Sultan's majesty.read · scan
- p. 386The Sultan promises Ala-ed-Din honour and esteem.read · scan
- p. 390Ala-ed-Din is escorted, mounted, before the assembled grandees; he calls himself unworthy of the honour.read · scan
The Story of the Volsungs and NiblungsVol. 49
- p. 326–327Guttorm is promised gold, dominion and mighty honour to do the deed.read · scan
Sir Thomas Malory, The Holy GrailVol. 35
- p. 120Galahad knights Melias and bids him, as king's son, be a mirror to all chivalry.read · scan
- p. 205Galahad buries Mordrains as a king ought to be buried.read · scan
Niccolò Machiavelli, The PrinceVol. 36
- p. 20Their merit brought glory and prosperity to their countries.read · scan
- p. 21Successful innovators come to be held in reverence, powerful, safe and honoured.read · scan
- p. 39Julius won greater glory since his deeds strengthened the Church, not any private person.read · scan
Sir Thomas More, UtopiaVol. 36
- p. 210Virtue is allured by rewards of honour: statues of benefactors stir posterity; ambitious office-seekers are barred; magistrates are willingly honoured.read · scan
Martin Luther, Address to the Christian Nobility of the German NationVol. 36
- p. 286Dishonour and disgrace are ennobled and knighted at Rome for a price.read · scan
William Roper, The Life of Sir Thomas MoreVol. 36
- p. 103The King has the Duke of Norfolk publicly declare England's debt to More for his service.read · scan
- p. 103Public praise from the King; More modestly disables himself, mindful of Wolsey's fall.read · scan
- p. 125The Emperor praises More as a worthy councillor whose loss he would count worse than a city.read · scan
John Cabot's Discovery of North AmericaVol. 43
- p. 45–46Cabot called Great Admiral, given great honour, dressed in silk.read · scan
- p. 47Companions given islands and consider themselves Counts; Admiral treated like a Prince.read · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 40The Pope commends his talent and offers him service and salary.read · scan
- p. 44–45Pope Clement publicly praises him, and the Bishop repents his bullying and seeks reconciliation.read · scan
- p. 70Cardinals bless him and the Pope's captain rewards and appoints him for his service.read · scan
- p. 73The Pope regards Cellini with greater favour for discharging his duties intelligently.read · scan
- p. 73–75Cellini's feats win him indescribable credit and favour with the Pope.read · scan
- p. 75–77His feat brings him prodigious favours from the men of quality in the castle.read · scan
- p. 86The Pope speaks of Cellini in the highest terms and wishes him back in his service.read · scan
- p. 91Alamanni's praise of Cellini's qualities earns him the French king's wish to know him.read · scan
- p. 98The Pope boasts of an emperor's discernment of Cellini's merit.read · scan
- p. 111Cellini thinks of his safety and then his honour during the flood; the Pope lavishes praise on him.read · scan
- p. 156His coins win praise from the Duke and all Florence.read · scan
- p. 179Pope and Emperor exchange gifts and dignity; the Pope tells Cellini to do him honour.read · scan
- p. 180Cellini feels he acquitted himself with honour before the Emperor and gains the Emperor's favour and a reward.read · scan
- p. 224–225Noblemen come to see the man who works miracles, offering kindness and gifts.read · scan
- p. 267–268The medal won Cellini the greatest honour, and the Duke openly expressed satisfaction.read · scan
- p. 270Cellini refuses a cheap diamond as an insult, wanting fitting recognition of his work; the Duke scolds his treasurer and orders a better gift.read · scan
- p. 282–283The King's praise makes Cellini a mark for admiration; the Cardinal is ashamed of his meanness.read · scan
- p. 283–284The King declares Cellini a man to be loved and cherished by all who know him.read · scan
- p. 291–292The King grants Cellini letters of naturalisation freely, a dignity greater than Venetian nobility, and a castle as a mark of favour.read · scan
- p. 325–326The King publicly calls Cellini the greatest man who ever lived, endowed with all talents.read · scan
- p. 330–332Cellini's indignation and pride are soothed by the King's public praise and favor.read · scan
- p. 383Cellini gains the Duke's wonder and Michelangelo's admiring letter, recognition of his talent.read · scan
- p. 383–385The Duke declares Michelangelo deserves greater favours, and is offended by his silence.read · scan
- p. 412–413He says the bronze door would bring far more glory to the Duke.read · scan
- p. 413–414He tempts the Duke with the glory the works would confer on his reign.read · scan
- p. 418–419Cellini says wrongful award brings discredit and shame on the Duke, while a just award brings glory.read · scan
- p. 433Praise from the court is his reward; he gives the piece to the worthy princes.read · scan
- p. 434The Duke and Duchess praise Cellini and their praise sounds like a request for forgiveness.read · scan
Ambroise Paré, Journeys in Diverse PlacesVol. 38
- p. 12–13Paré is honored with offers of a post and service but declines out of grief for his master.read · scan
- p. 22Paré's surgical work is praised to the King, who appoints him surgeon-in-ordinary and treats him with favour.read · scan
- p. 33–34The King receives Paré with favour, rewards him with crowns and promises never to leave him poor.read · scan
- p. 52–53The marquis is grateful to the King, who honored him by sending his surgeon.read · scan
- p. 57–58Paré is repeatedly honored with feasts, gifts and a diamond from the duchess; he humbly declines his deserving of such honor.read · scan
William Harrison, A Description of Elizabethan EnglandVol. 35
- p. 219–220Knighthood is conferred, not inherited, for courage, prowess or virtue; refusal is fined; the title confers status.read · scan
- p. 220–221Knights of the bath and the Order of the Garter are described as titles and orders of honour, with courtesy titles for wives.read · scan
- p. 221–222The Garter grew from a trivial incident into a great honour; the king declares the proudest will revere it.read · scan
Sir Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake RevivedVol. 33
- p. 191–192The company will not let their captain risk himself again; the rescued Frenchman blesses the day Drake was born.read · scan
Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote of the Mancha, Part IVol. 14
- p. 173–174Title 'right honourable' and dignity conferred whatever others say.read · scan
- p. 202The duke offers to advance Cardenio as companion, not servant, to his son, and to prefer him according to his esteem.read · scan
Captain Walter Bigges, Drake's Great ArmadaVol. 33
- p. 253–254The General deserved first place of honour for labouring as hard as the meanest man.read · scan
Sir Walter Raleigh, The Discovery of GuianaVol. 33
- p. 308Labours for the profit and honour of the queen and nation.read · scan
- p. 332Morequito is feasted and honoured by governors of Cumana and Margarita.read · scan
Francis Bacon, Essays, Civil and MoralVol. 3
- p. 28Holds it more honorable to direct in chief than to meddle in everything; honor amends a worthy spirit.read · scan
- p. 93Honor offers vantage to do good, access to kings, and personal advancement; the best intent makes an aspirant honest.read · scan
- p. 129–130Degrees of honor in subjects: chief ministers, war leaders, favorites, officeholders, and those sacrificing themselves for country.read · scan
Francis Bacon, The New AtlantisVol. 3
- p. 165Charter grants privileges and points of honour; the golden cluster is borne as an ensign of honour.read · scan
- p. 165–166Worthy sons receive a wheat-ear jewel worn as a mark of distinction.read · scan
- p. 180–181Statues and liberal rewards honour inventors of ships, printing, music and more.read · scan
Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusVol. 19
- p. 236The Emperor honours Faustus for his fame in magic, and Faustus professes love and duty to his sovereign.read · scan
Christopher Marlowe, Edward the SecondVol. 46
- p. 9–12Edward bestows dignities on Gaveston to honour him despite envy.read · scan
- p. 22–25Edward hands out offices such as Lord Marshal and sword-bearer to win the peers' loyalty.read · scan
- p. 33–35Mortimer demands that the king ransom his captive uncle, taken in the king's wars.read · scan
- p. 50–52Edward confers earldoms on Spencer as a place of honour and trust.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King LearVol. 46
- p. 271–273Cornwall rewards Edmund with his father's earldom for the betrayal.read · scan
- p. 306Edmund promises the captain noble fortunes for doing the deed.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of MacbethVol. 46
- p. 322–325Duncan gives Cawdor's title to Macbeth, saying what one lost the other won.read · scan
- p. 327Duncan's praises and the new title of thane of Cawdor reward Macbeth's valor in battle.read · scan
- p. 330–331Duncan lavishes thanks and titles on Macbeth and Banquo, naming Malcolm heir; rewards for deserving service.read · scan
- p. 392–393Malcolm makes his thanes earls, the first so named in Scotland.read · scan
Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker's HolidayVol. 47
- p. 496–497Mayor hopes to call Eyre sheriff; Eyre says he would not mind being called King of Spain.read · scan
- p. 500–501Eyre is chosen sheriff; his household hails 'your worship' and he is given a gold chain.read · scan
- p. 532King redeems Lacy's lost honour by knighting him, and honours Eyre by naming Leadenhall.read · scan
John Webster, The Duchess of MalfiVol. 47
- p. 755–756Bosola complains that his service goes unrewarded and slighted.read · scan
Philip Massinger, A New Way to Pay Old DebtsVol. 47
- p. 884–885Lady Allworth exalts Marrall and honours Wellborn as a friend, to Marrall's astonishment.read · scan
Izaak Walton, The Life of Mr. George HerbertVol. 15
- p. 374–375Brothers ventured lives to purchase honour; Edward was knighted and made baron.read · scan
Pierre Corneille, PolyeucteVol. 26
- p. 81–84Severus's sacrifice, glory and unstained name earn honors from Rome and Decius.read · scan
John Milton, Poems Written at Horton, 1632-1638Vol. 4
- p. 40–42Pastoral entertainment praises the Countess as more glorious than Fame told, like a goddess.read · scan
- p. 42Genius greets the noble swains and celebrates the great Lady's peerless praise and worth.read · scan
- p. 43–44Praise of the rural queen unmatched in Arcadia.read · scan
John Milton, Poems Written During the Civil War and the Protectorate, 1642-1658Vol. 4
- p. 83–84Vane is honored as a statesman and eldest son of Religion.read · scan
John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's ProgressVol. 15
- p. 91–92Honours, titles and preferments are sold as vanities.read · scan
- p. 163–164Crowns are given in token of honour to the pilgrims.read · scan
Voltaire, Letters on the EnglishVol. 34
- p. 151–152England rewards merit with honours and fortune, revering Newton and Pope, while France leaves writers to starve or imprison them.read · scan
Benjamin Franklin, His AutobiographyVol. 1
- p. 85Sincerity and justice brought his country's confidence and honorable employments.read · scan
- p. 105–106Franklin declines the colonelcy as unfit, recommending a man of influence.read · scan
- p. 106–107Franklin's rule to never ask, refuse nor resign an office; advised to resign to save honour, he declines.read · scan
- p. 123–124Harvard and Yale grant him degrees for his electrical discoveries though he never studied in college.read · scan
- p. 136Braddock's recommendations of Franklin to the ministry brought no reward after the failed expedition.read · scan
- p. 142He yields command to Colonel Clapham as more skilled and commissions him before the garrison.read · scan
- p. 149–150Denny presents the Royal Society medal with polite expressions of esteem for Franklin's character.read · scan
Samuel Johnson, Life of Addison, 1672-1719Vol. 27
- p. 159–160Addison rewarded with office for celebrating Blenheim; Halifax complains that genius goes unencouraged while worthless men are enriched.read · scan
Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsVol. 10
- p. 275Noble palaces and collections are an ornament and honour to their neighbourhood and country.read · scan
Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulVol. 24
- p. 67Simon is honoured among the people and clothed in the robe of glory.read · scan
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceVol. 24
- p. 331Executive office ought to be surrounded with dignity and lead to glory; the king can no longer bestow rewards or distinctions.read · scan
Edmund Burke, A Letter to a Noble LordVol. 24
- p. 388He claims the country acknowledged his service as deserving honourable provision.read · scan
- p. 394He claims his pension was earned by services and values himself most for those on India.read · scan
- p. 396–397Men of talent and service like Barre and Dunning deserved their pensions and titles.read · scan
- p. 403–404Burke's merits measured by the Commons' free approbation and thanks.read · scan
- p. 416Keppel's trial was an 'agony of glory'; his acquittal was a national honor.read · scan
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Minna von Barnhelm, or The Soldier's FortuneVol. 26
- p. 332–333The landlord notes the king cannot know or reward all deserving discharged officers.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, EgmontVol. 19
- p. 302–303Soldiers hope to win reward and the king's favour through the duke's service.read · scan
Robert Burns, Poems and SongsVol. 6
- p. 259–260Praise of Lord Glencairn's noble brow and the actor's prologue thanking the public for honest fame.read · scan
William Ellery Channing, On the Elevation of the Laboring ClassesVol. 28
- p. 357Honor should go to inventors of the press, compass and steam over conquerors and princes; commemorate great tradesmen.read · scan
George Washington, Washington's Farewell AddressVol. 43
- p. 234He expresses gratitude for the honors and confidence his country conferred on him.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 64He is borne out in triumph, with the crowd kissing his habit.read · scan
- p. 158–159Guests hasten to honour her as 'young bride', celebrating her choice of vocation and rank.read · scan
- p. 395–396The Cardinal wishes to honour the unfortunate girl, innocence, hospitality and his ministry by visiting her himself.read · scan
- p. 446Praise and titles heaped on Castiglione by popes, kings and dukes.read · scan
- p. 492–493The rescued villagers acclaim the leader and troop with benedictions.read · scan
- p. 631–632Titles of honor: Cardinals given 'Eminence' because 'illustrious' was cheapened; men always want to advance in rank.read · scan
Thomas Carlyle, Inaugural Address at EdinburghVol. 25
- p. 374Praises the munificence of ancestors; present rich men fall short of them.read · scan
Thomas Carlyle, Sir Walter ScottVol. 25
- p. 426Scott's fame and honours spread wide; his anonymity is likened to a king travelling incognito with praise and no ceremony.read · scan
- p. 428–429Toasts to the Author of Waverley and Marmion honour Scott, who deflects the compliment gracefully.read · scan
Thomas Babington Macaulay, MachiavelliVol. 27
- p. 370–371Kings and republics vied in honoring Petrarch, whose coronation stirred courts.read · scan
Ralph Waldo Emerson, MannersVol. 5
- p. 217Love is creator of titles and dignities, the royal blood before which fashion humbles itself.read · scan
Ralph Waldo Emerson, English TraitsVol. 5
- p. 377Englishmen stand stoutly for their right, refusing honors or medals conceded on lesser terms, as Collingwood and Wellington did.read · scan
John Stuart Mill, AutobiographyVol. 25
- p. 133Mill's manifesto claimed praise and honour for Durham, aiding his triumphant reception.read · scan
Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's Letter to Mrs. BixbyVol. 43
- p. 420The thanks of the Republic and solemn pride are her consolation.read · scan
Robert Browning, PoemsVol. 42
- p. 1065–1066Roland praised by all as due his reward for bringing the good news.read · scan
- p. 1066–1067Roland praised by all and given the last measure of wine as his due.read · scan
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Twenty-Four Years AfterVol. 23
- p. 380–381Dana is recognized as veteran pioneer through his book and invited to give the anniversary oration.read · scan
James Russell Lowell, DemocracyVol. 28
- p. 466Democracies honor men they believe worthy, like Lincoln, through reverence for honesty, wisdom and simplicity; errors of misplaced honor occur under other regimes too.read · scan
Frank Aretas Haskell, The Battle of GettysburgVol. 43
- p. 391Hancock, Gibbon and Meade are praised as men to whom the country owes much.read · scan
- p. 402–403Demands due credit for Meade, Hancock and Gibbon and asks whether the country will remember them.read · scan
10b.Nobility, birth and pride of rank
See also: Aristocracy 3c
Virgil, The AeneidVol. 13
- p. 406Murranus boasts of his royal Latian lineage before being killed.read · scan
Saint Augustine, The Confessions of St. AugustineVol. 7
- p. 123–124In God's tabernacle the rich and noble are not preferred; the proud are held by nobility and authority, so their conversion is a greater victory.read · scan
Stories from the Thousand and One NightsVol. 16
- p. 65–66The lady spares men of honourable and high condition, implying rank earns leniency.read · scan
- p. 378–379The Wezir's son and the crowd prize the honour of marrying the Sultan's daughter; Ala-ed-Din laughs at the envied distinction.read · scan
- p. 382The Wezir is reluctant to give up the marriage and the honour of a royal alliance, and urges his son to keep it.read · scan
- p. 382–383The Wezir argues that a man of low, unknown rank is unfit for the princess.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, HellVol. 20
- p. 41–42Farinata rises proud, holding even Hell in scorn and asking Dante's ancestry, showing pride of rank and reputation.read · scan
Traditional BalladsVol. 40
- p. 135–137Robin insists the knight be properly dressed and equipped, gentility requiring gifts of coursers and boots.read · scan
- p. 137–140Robin says it would be shame for a knight to ride without squire, yeoman or page.read · scan
Sir Thomas Malory, The Holy GrailVol. 35
- p. 109Bors foretells Galahad shall come to great worship; his noble lineage is inferred.read · scan
- p. 112Galahad's prowess is explained by highest lineage; Launcelot and Galahad called the greatest gentlemen.read · scan
Sir Thomas More, UtopiaVol. 36
- p. 236Pride measures prosperity by others' misery and wants to lord over the poor.read · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 5Men of excellence have already proved their manhood and won renown; lineage is a first ground for boasting.read · scan
Ambroise Paré, Journeys in Diverse PlacesVol. 38
- p. 28–29The Emperor disdains dead common soldiers as caterpillars, valuing only nobles and their ransoms.read · scan
William Harrison, A Description of Elizabethan EnglandVol. 35
- p. 218–219Titles of honour are granted for good service by the first ancestor and pass to heirs male.read · scan
Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote of the Mancha, Part IVol. 14
- p. 65Both Quixote and the Biscaine quarrel over gentility and being called a gentleman; Quixote seeks fame through reported deeds.read · scan
- p. 119–120Maritornes presumes herself of gentle blood and holds serving in an inn no disgrace, blaming misfortunes.read · scan
Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker's HolidayVol. 47
- p. 469Rank and birth: the mayor thinks his daughter too mean for Lacy's high descent, and Lincoln sneers at a gentleman turned shoemaker.read · scan
- p. 497–498Margery, expecting to be a sheriff's wife, fusses over her new title, hood, periwig and status.read · scan
Ben Jonson, The AlchemistVol. 47
- p. 613Nobility of blood and 'dress of honour' discussed as seeds and materials.read · scan
- p. 625–626Promise of becoming a countess lures the widow with title and rank.read · scan
- p. 626–628Rank and public admiration of a countess's state are held out as the great inducement.read · scan
- p. 628–629Kastril wants the match to make him brother to a great count.read · scan
Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Philaster, or Love Lies A-BleedingVol. 47
- p. 720–721Galatea says disobeying the King's daughter would ill become her fortune and birth.read · scan
John Webster, The Duchess of MalfiVol. 47
- p. 809–814Fable of salmon and dog-fish: worth of the great is known only when wretched; rank breeds arrogance.read · scan
Philip Massinger, A New Way to Pay Old DebtsVol. 47
- p. 896Margaret blushes to command a gentlewoman of birth as servant; Overreach mocks birth and demands she trample on the fallen.read · scan
- p. 928Lovell says marrying a widow cannot taint his honour, unlike in Spain.read · scan
Izaak Walton, The Life of Dr. John DonneVol. 15
- p. 323–324Walton stresses his ancestry and merits, dignifying him and his posterity.read · scan
Blaise Pascal, ThoughtsVol. 48
- p. 111Nobles gain recognition and respect without effort.read · scan
Benjamin Franklin, His AutobiographyVol. 1
- p. 134Braddock's self-confidence and slighting of Indian guides show pride of a regular officer.read · scan
Adam Austin, PoemsVol. 41
- p. 532–533Star and garter, glittering titles win over youth and fidelity.read · scan
Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to ConquerVol. 18
- p. 221–222Hastings mocks the innkeeper who forgets his station before learning to be a gentleman.read · scan
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceVol. 24
- p. 174Respect for forefathers teaches self-respect; French honour and loyalty sacrificedread · scan
- p. 185–186Ambition without dignity makes the state ignoble; great ambition once advanced the dignity of the people.read · scan
- p. 270Praises nobles' delicate sense of honour, individual and corporate, policed by a censorial eye.read · scan
- p. 343Troops have abandoned loyalty and honour; nobility and the idea of a gentleman have been degraded and abolished.read · scan
Edmund Burke, A Letter to a Noble LordVol. 24
- p. 417Men of rank who lose decorum lose everything; the Duke's reproaches are indecorous for kindred.read · scan
- p. 417Noble rank is valued as an incitement to virtuous activity and a cure for selfishness.read · scan
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Minna von Barnhelm, or The Soldier's FortuneVol. 26
- p. 346–347Riccaut boasts of noble descent and his standing; reports Tellheim's affair ending well before the king.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, EgmontVol. 19
- p. 263–264Egmont is the people's idol, proud of his ancestral title and name.read · scan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for ScandalVol. 18
- p. 158–160Sir Oliver buys the parliamentary ancestors 'for the honour of parliament'; the general's heroism is sold cheaply.read · scan
Robert Burns, Poems and SongsVol. 6
- p. 180–181Noble families and gallant soldiers of Ayrshire are praised for worth and fame.read · scan
- p. 426–428Mocks boasting of lordly acquaintance: an insect is an insect even on a Queen's curl.read · scan
- p. 520–522Mocks self-important gentry, wearing fine titles and Nabob fortunes, as unworthy of respect.read · scan
Friedrich Schiller, William TellVol. 26
- p. 387Gessler envies the free man's happiness and ancestral title, being landless himself.read · scan
- p. 406Rudenz seeks the higher pride of a court rather than being petty chieftain.read · scan
Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne, PoemsVol. 41
- p. 562–563The proud Laird of Cockpen confident that no lady could refuse him is humbled by a refusal.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 87–88The servant holds a lofty idea of the dignity of the house.read · scan
- p. 158The Prince stresses the distinction and dignity she will hold, first in rank in the monastery.read · scan
- p. 160–161The nurse praises aunts who held first honours and influence from the convent parlour.read · scan
- p. 162–163He urges her to show her blood and maintain dignity and rank, taking the first place, and avoid any appearance of being coerced.read · scan
- p. 301–302The Count is incensed that the friar defies his authority and his nephew's standing.read · scan
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household TalesVol. 17
- p. 142–143Suitors ranked by rank and standing; she scorns them and is cast out as a beggar-woman.read · scan
Ralph Waldo Emerson, MannersVol. 5
- p. 203Fashion is virtue gone to seed, a posthumous honor paid to the children of great men.read · scan
Ralph Waldo Emerson, English TraitsVol. 5
- p. 412–413Pride of place makes lords humiliate plebeians and exclude artists.read · scan
- p. 414–415Barriers to rank whet the thirst for peerage, as in Nelson's cry for a peerage or Westminster Abbey.read · scan
- p. 420–421An unwritten code of honor in the schools deals even-handed justice to children of rank and of upstart wealth.read · scan
Hans Christian Andersen, TalesVol. 17
- p. 243Oysters on her tail are tokens of high rank; 'pride must suffer pain'.read · scan
John Greenleaf Whittier, PoemsVol. 42
- p. 1351–1353Class pride of the Judge's family stops him from choosing the humble maiden.read · scan
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, PoemsVol. 42
- p. 1018–1019Her proud bearing and his refusal to bow to her father show pride of rank.read · scan
- p. 1027–1030Scorn from the proud lord and his opulence irks him; he calls on pride and lowliness.read · scan
William Makepeace Thackeray, Jonathan SwiftVol. 28
- p. 10Reputation for wit and learning is used in place of rank, to be treated like a lord.read · scan
Robert Browning, A Blot in the 'ScutcheonVol. 18
- p. 363–369Guendolen praises Thorold as the perfect spirit of honour, deserving homage yet too proud of his ancestry.read · scan
Henry David Thoreau, WalkingVol. 28
- p. 396–397Walkers imagined as a noble, ancient order of chivalry.read · scan
Ernest Renan, The Poetry of the Celtic RacesVol. 32
- p. 138–139Celtic race is claimed the most noble for purity of blood and national character.read · scan
- p. 179–180The Middle Ages borrowed from the Celts yet mocked them to save its own honour.read · scan
10c.The controversy over personal merit versus inherited rank
See also: Aristocracy 3a
Confucius, The Sayings of ConfuciusVol. 44
- p. 19A worthy man will not be disdained despite lowly birth.read · scan
Plutarch, AristidesVol. 12
- p. 89–91Athenians and Tegeatans contest the post of honor; Alexander praises Plataean nobleness; Aristides says valor, not place or ancestry, confers worth.read · scan
Plutarch, CoriolanusVol. 12
- p. 152Marcius urges patricians to surpass the commons in merit and worth, not merely power and riches.read · scan
Plutarch, CaesarVol. 12
- p. 314Brutus is seen as descended from the first Brutus and worthy to rule by virtue, yet indebted to Caesar.read · scan
Pliny the Younger, Letters of PlinyVol. 9
- p. 273–274Young nobles should show merit, not just ancestral images, to earn honour.read · scan
- p. 307–309Descendants must attain great virtue and deeds for the family's glory.read · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 7Glories in descent from valorous men, yet prizes being born humble and founding his family's honor over squandering great lineage.read · scan
Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote of the Mancha, Part IVol. 14
- p. 37Quixote holds every man is son of his works and binds the farmer by oath of knighthood.read · scan
Sir Walter Raleigh, Preface to the History of the WorldVol. 39
- p. 92Honor is left to posterity as a mark of ancestors' virtue and understanding; titles need estates.read · scan
Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Philaster, or Love Lies A-BleedingVol. 47
- p. 744Bellario's low birth is thought no match for Philaster; virtue and shame are weighed.read · scan
Philip Massinger, A New Way to Pay Old DebtsVol. 47
- p. 872–873Wellborn claims his blood is as noble as the lady's; she calls him son of infamy.read · scan
- p. 916Nobles should prefer honor and birth to adding to fortunes; ill-acquired wealth taints reputation.read · scan
Izaak Walton, The Life of Mr. George HerbertVol. 15
- p. 381Pembroke loves Herbert more for learning and virtue than for family name.read · scan
Blaise Pascal, ThoughtsVol. 48
- p. 112We should not jeer at honours for rank and office, since we love persons only for borrowed qualities; glory is desirable for its attendant goods.read · scan
- p. 115–116Demands for esteem must be earned by merit, not by great men's example.read · scan
Blaise Pascal, Minor WorksVol. 48
- p. 379–380The great should not mistake public elevation for real excellence in themselves.read · scan
Voltaire, Letters on the EnglishVol. 34
- p. 145–146Noble poets are more glorious for their works than titles; learning made venerable.read · scan
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceVol. 24
- p. 188–189The temple of honour should be on an eminence, reached through probation.read · scan
Edmund Burke, A Letter to a Noble LordVol. 24
- p. 395Burke asserts self-made merit and useful service against the Duke's inherited privilege.read · scan
- p. 399–400Compares public merit and service, personal versus inherited, as ground of reward.read · scan
- p. 400–401Merit judged by offices and titles inscribed on tombs.read · scan
- p. 404Argues the Duke has no monopoly on royal favour or discernment of merit; ancestors degenerated into honour and virtue.read · scan
- p. 405Merit as fresh from the mint of honour; honour flows to predecessors and successors; personal merit versus ancestral reservoir.read · scan
William Cowper, PoemsVol. 41
- p. 543Boasts of virtuous parents over noble birth.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, EgmontVol. 19
- p. 293–294The Golden Fleece symbolizes what is merited by diligence and toil; Egmont claims a knight's privilege of judgment only by his peers.read · scan
Robert Burns, Poems and SongsVol. 6
- p. 240–242Peerage and lordly state looked at with unconcern; honest worth outweighs rank.read · scan
- p. 370–371Praise of the country's friend and boast, versus a Duke who never won a blessing from the poor.read · scan
- p. 386–388Honest worth outranks the sculptured tombs and tinsel of the Great; Matthew praised as a man of merit.read · scan
- p. 394–396Contrast of princes' pompous exits with true worth deserving honest grief.read · scan
- p. 545–547Satire on an election of a Faculty dean: merit is passed over for servile incapacity.read · scan
William Ellery Channing, On the Elevation of the Laboring ClassesVol. 28
- p. 315–317Real claims to respect come from inward improvement, not titles or artificial rank.read · scan
Ralph Waldo Emerson, English TraitsVol. 5
- p. 403Nobles earned honors by peril and duty; must show their right to them or yield to better men.read · scan
10d.The honors of trades and professions
Paul, The First Epistle of Paul to the CorinthiansVol. 45
- p. 506–507God gives more abundant honor to the lacking parts so that members care for one another.read · scan
Plutarch, PericlesVol. 12
- p. 35–36Admiration is due to virtuous actors rather than skilled workmen; a king should not be ashamed of hearing music but of playing well.read · scan
Sir Thomas More, UtopiaVol. 36
- p. 229No office is held in greater honour; being rebuked by a priest is a great shame.read · scan
- p. 229Priests hold honour without power, keeping their dignity from contempt.read · scan
William Roper, The Life of Sir Thomas MoreVol. 36
- p. 103The Duke says singing in choir dishonours the office; More replies serving God dishonours no king's office.read · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 346–347Cellini refuses a salary inferior to any other artist's and accepts terms equal to Bandinello's, leaving extra reward to the Duke's judgment.read · scan
- p. 431Cellini says a counsellor acts without respect for God or his honour, and that art brings greater honour and profit than litigation.read · scan
Michel de Montaigne, Of the Institution and Education of ChildrenVol. 32
- p. 70Acting was no disgrace among the Greeks nor for men of honor.read · scan
Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker's HolidayVol. 47
- p. 475Eyre bids Ralph fight for the honour of the gentle craft.read · scan
- p. 487–489Eyre boasts he is nobly born as a shoemaker's son, valuing his beard at a king's ransom.read · scan
- p. 501–502Eyre demands honour for the gentle craft and boasts of being princely born.read · scan
- p. 536Eyre says feasting the apprentices adds honour to the gentle trade.read · scan
Izaak Walton, The Life of Mr. George HerbertVol. 15
- p. 386A friend calls the clergy too mean for his birth; Herbert answers that servants of heaven's King should be noblest.read · scan
- p. 395He will contemn birth, title and dignity compared with being a priest at Christ's altar.read · scan
Abraham Cowley, Of AgricultureVol. 27
- p. 67–68Poets accord dignity to the husbandman's calling.read · scan
Jonathan Swift, A Letter of Advice to a Young PoetVol. 27
- p. 108–109Poets once held in devout reverence are now the most contemptible of mortals.read · scan
Voltaire, Letters on the EnglishVol. 34
- p. 92English merchants take just pride in trade; peers' sons engage in it, unlike vain German princelings.read · scan
- p. 93Traders are made to blush at their profession by aristocratic contempt.read · scan
- p. 138–139Congreve disdained his profession as writer, a vanity Voltaire rebukes, though it brought him fame and fortune.read · scan
- p. 152–153English honour actors like Mrs. Oldfield with Westminster Abbey burial, unlike France's ignominious burial of Le Couvreur; honour paid to merit in the arts.read · scan
Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsVol. 10
- p. 102–103Honour is a large part of the reward of honourable professions, which are under-recompensed in money; disgrace raises pay, as for butchers and executioners.read · scan
- p. 108Desire for reputation and public admiration for excellence is much of the reward in law, physic, poetry and philosophy.read · scan
- p. 133–134Church dignities and respect for the profession compensate its lower members for meagre pay.read · scan
- p. 136–138Eminent ancient teachers, such as Carneades sent on embassy to Rome, enjoyed great consideration.read · scan
- p. 450–451Office of judge is honourable enough that men accept small emoluments; justice of peace is object of ambition.read · scan
- p. 549–550Trade and lending at interest were considered disgraceful to a gentleman.read · scan
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceVol. 24
- p. 180–181Estimation of a profession sets the self-estimation of its membersread · scan
- p. 187–188Not every occupation is honourable; honour implies distinction, and low trades should not rule.read · scan
- p. 241Aim is to render the clergy vile and of no estimation in the eyes of mankind.read · scan
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Minna von Barnhelm, or The Soldier's FortuneVol. 26
- p. 301–302Just insists a discharged officer is still an officer; landlords were civil in war and insolent in peace.read · scan
Robert Burns, Poems and SongsVol. 6
- p. 91–94Robin is prized for being called learned, not for country work.read · scan
William Ellery Channing, On the Elevation of the Laboring ClassesVol. 28
- p. 356A vocation held degrading degrades those who follow it; workers deserve respect.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 49–51The friar's title is spoken with greatest respect or bitterest contempt, nobles kissing his rope, boys flinging mire.read · scan
John Henry Newman, The Idea of a UniversityVol. 28
- p. 58–59Professors became honourable, and students proudly took their teachers' names.read · scan
10e.Flattery, sycophancy and favor at court
Virgil, The AeneidVol. 13
- p. 100Sinon speaks of his former fame and standing at court.read · scan
Plutarch, ThemistoclesVol. 12
- p. 30The king heaps honors and favors on Themistocles, provoking the envy of the great courtiers.read · scan
Plutarch, Comparison of Alcibiades with CoriolanusVol. 12
- p. 186–188Alcibiades won favor and office by pleasing others, while Coriolanus's pride left him unbeloved and denied the place his services deserved.read · scan
Pliny the Younger, Letters of PlinyVol. 9
- p. 309Sycophants pretend admiration to honour the patroness, which Pliny calls shameful.read · scan
Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations of Marcus AureliusVol. 2
- p. 288Men despise, flatter and crouch before each other in their wish for advancement.read · scan
Saint Augustine, The Confessions of St. AugustineVol. 7
- p. 127He asks what court labours gain; being the Emperor's favourite is brittle and perilous, compared with becoming a friend of God.read · scan
Sir Thomas More, UtopiaVol. 36
- p. 141–142Courtiers flatter to gain favour and dread losing repute for wisdom.read · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 82Giulio praises Cellini to the Duke, who heaps favours on him.read · scan
- p. 144–145Rival cardinals compete to protect Cellini; his patronage is a matter of prestige.read · scan
- p. 295–296Being kept waiting and scorned by Madame shows the loss of favour and slight to his standing.read · scan
- p. 297He seeks to be maintained in the King's good graces through a gift to the Cardinal.read · scan
- p. 319–320The king judges the Cardinal acted to curry favour rather than from real foresight.read · scan
- p. 333Saint Paul stands on his dignity and curries favour with the King's mistress; Cellini's proud and humble words provoke irritation at court.read · scan
- p. 385Urbino's loyal, foolish speech shows servant's devotion to his master.read · scan
- p. 386–387Cellini is puzzled and hurt by the Duke's and majordomo's sudden coldness; he is advised to be an honest man.read · scan
- p. 391–392Loss of the Duchess's favour and the Duke's protection while a flatterer wins reward shows favour outrunning desert.read · scan
- p. 396Cellini professes loyal, obedient service to the Duchess despite her hatred and the discomfort of attending the palace.read · scan
- p. 400Cellini curses coming to Florence, feeling his labours have brought only disadvantage and no hope of prospering under his patron.read · scan
- p. 404–405The Duke's praise and favour toward Cellini, and Sforza's jealousy, show the value set on princely regard.read · scan
- p. 406Cellini seeks the Duke's favour rather than money and resents being made to price his work.read · scan
- p. 407Cellini says the Duke's good graces are his only wanted recompense.read · scan
- p. 407–408Cellini will accept anything provided he retains the Duke's good graces.read · scan
- p. 428Prince Francesco praises Cellini before gentlemen, and this small mark of favour restores his hope and will to live.read · scan
Sir Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake RevivedVol. 33
- p. 173–174The soldier hopes Drake's favour will make his name famous like others who received it.read · scan
Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote of the Mancha, Part IVol. 14
- p. 273The curate flatters Don Quixote as mirror of knighthood while both trade courtesies about who rides.read · scan
Francis Bacon, Essays, Civil and MoralVol. 3
- p. 66–67Favorites raised to great height, sometimes overshadowing the ruler, as Pompey boasted more adore the rising sun.read · scan
- p. 119Followers can bring or cost a great man honor and reputation; being governed by one man invites scandal.read · scan
Christopher Marlowe, Edward the SecondVol. 46
- p. 9The nobles resent the base Gaveston's rise; Kent stresses honour and reverence toward the king.read · scan
- p. 13–14The lords resent Gaveston's scorn and ambitious pride, and see baseness in the courtiers who flatter him.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkVol. 46
- p. 149Hamlet rejects flattery of the powerful and values Horatio's honest worth over advancement.read · scan
- p. 192–193Courtiers' flattery and politicians' scheming come to nothing in the graveread · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King LearVol. 46
- p. 216–220Kent argues honor is bound to plainness when majesty falls to folly.read · scan
- p. 293Lear recalls flatterers who told him he was everything, and finds their words false.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of MacbethVol. 46
- p. 354–356He must bathe his honours in flattery and make his face a mask to his heart.read · scan
John Webster, The Duchess of MalfiVol. 47
- p. 756–757Bosola bitterly says soldiers who hazard their limbs are neglected; court places are like hospital beds.read · scan
Izaak Walton, The Life of Mr. George HerbertVol. 15
- p. 383–384Herbert enjoys the King's favour, court company and fine clothes.read · scan
John Milton, AreopagiticaVol. 3
- p. 189Praising worthy deeds contrasted with flattery of rulers.read · scan
John Milton, Paradise RegainedVol. 4
- p. 395Christ disdains embassies' hollow compliments and flatteries as a tedious waste of time.read · scan
Blaise Pascal, ThoughtsVol. 48
- p. 314The great wished flattery and the Jesuits wished the great's love; both given to lying.read · scan
Blaise Pascal, LettersVol. 48
- p. 359–361Flattering homage to the queen's glory and greatness; he seeks to be adopted as her humble servant.read · scan
John Dryden, Dedication of the AeneisVol. 13
- p. 35–36Virgil flatters Augustus by giving his ancestor a scandal-free resemblance.read · scan
Sir Richard Steele, The Spectator ClubVol. 27
- p. 85Merit and modesty go unrewarded in the military; advancement requires assurance and favor of commanders.read · scan
Benjamin Franklin, His AutobiographyVol. 1
- p. 28–29Franklin feels the governor's flattering attention and invitations to dine a very great honor for a poor young printer.read · scan
Samuel Johnson, Preface to the English DictionaryVol. 39
- p. 206–207Johnson rebukes Chesterfield's belated patronage, refusing to owe to a patron what he achieved himself.read · scan
Robert Burns, Poems and SongsVol. 6
- p. 124–126Satirizes the Premier and a reverend as tumblers making faces for the mob.read · scan
- p. 206–207Refuses flattery for pension or placeread · scan
- p. 210–211Refuses fawning dedication praising noble blood, proudly independentread · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 61The proud brother is placated and the friars manage his rage with courteous flattery; Ludovico bears possible imputations of fear as penance.read · scan
- p. 635–636Flattery of the Marquis's greatness and reputation, said by everybody.read · scan
Victor Hugo, Preface to CromwellVol. 39
- p. 378–379Cromwell's ambition weighed against unpopularity; courtiers vie in baseness.read · scan
William Makepeace Thackeray, Jonathan SwiftVol. 28
- p. 15–16Later, Swift is the principal man at Court, courted by all, contrasting with his earlier prostration.read · scan
10f.Deference, precedence and ceremony
Herodotus, An Account of EgyptVol. 33
- p. 84–85Amasis demands regard from subjects by likening himself to the revered image.read · scan
Buddhist WritingsVol. 45
- p. 637–638Ananda would have the Buddha die in a grand city rather than a jungle village; esteem of assemblies for Ananda is praised.read · scan
Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Old AgeVol. 9
- p. 68Older augurs are given precedence; influence is a reward outweighing physical pleasures.read · scan
Virgil, The AeneidVol. 13
- p. 293The post of honor of the night guard falls to Messapus.read · scan
Plutarch, ThemistoclesVol. 12
- p. 11Themistocles yields his command over precedence dispute, expecting glory in valor and wisdom to win Greek leadership.read · scan
- p. 11–12Athenians take the place of honor and danger and are elated; monuments record the deed.read · scan
Plutarch, AristidesVol. 12
- p. 87Athens takes offence at Spartans who overlook their valor and magnanimity.read · scan
- p. 93Aristides rebukes Athenians for resenting their position when the Spartans yield them the right wing as an honor.read · scan
Plutarch, CaesarVol. 12
- p. 312Caesar's failure to rise before the senate insults it and the republic; he retreats offering his throat.read · scan
Plutarch, AntonyVol. 12
- p. 334Antony courteously calls Lepidus Father and leaves him the title of general.read · scan
- p. 367–368Antony's envoy Geminius is mocked and placed in the least honorable seat.read · scan
Epictetus, The Golden Sayings of EpictetusVol. 2
- p. 130–131Epaphroditus's sudden respect for the shoemaker shows the folly of status.read · scan
Stories from the Thousand and One NightsVol. 16
- p. 123She rebukes the merchants for not respecting a person's rank.read · scan
- p. 242He welcomes the porter and seats him beside him with honour.read · scan
- p. 291Sindbad is welcomed by the King and seated at his side with familiar kindness.read · scan
The Story of the Volsungs and NiblungsVol. 49
- p. 317–318Queens quarrel over precedence, whose husband and father are mightier; Gudrun defends Sigurd's fame and slaying of Fafnir.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, HellVol. 20
- p. 17–20All admire and pay reverence to the master of philosophers.read · scan
- p. 65–66Virgil holds that these men deserve courtesy.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, PurgatoryVol. 20
- p. 145–146Cato's venerable reverence, given by Dante and Virgil.read · scan
- p. 250Dante's reverent joy at meeting a master poet, and his pledge of service to him.read · scan
Jean Froissart, The Chronicles of FroissartVol. 35
- p. 75–76The squire refuses Tyler the king's sword as unworthy of a knave; the mayor resents disrespect in the king's presence.read · scan
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales; The Nun's Priest's TaleVol. 40
- p. 20–21It is fair to be called madame, go first to vigils and carry a royal mantle; status motivates wives.read · scan
Traditional BalladsVol. 40
- p. 68–70Barbara's resentment rests on being slighted in the tavern toasts.read · scan
- p. 175–177Robin kneels to the king's seal, professing loyalty; his courtesy is shown even to the disguised monk.read · scan
- p. 177–179Robin's outlaws kneel before him in respect; the archery contest carries a forfeit of a buffet for losers.read · scan
Amerigo Vespucci, Amerigo Vespucci's Account of His First VoyageVol. 43
- p. 28Natives repeatedly do the visitors great honour, carrying them across rivers and in nets.read · scan
- p. 28Villagers pay the visitors the greatest honour.read · scan
Sir Thomas More, UtopiaVol. 36
- p. 183Dining at home is thought dishonest; the syphogrant's table is the most honourable place.read · scan
- p. 183–187Old men are served first so elders are not defrauded of due honour, while all share equally.read · scan
Martin Luther, Address to the Christian Nobility of the German NationVol. 36
- p. 280–281Papal pomp, thousands of mule-riders, is contrasted with Christ and Peter who went on foot.read · scan
- p. 294Rejects the pomp of kissing the Pope's feet and swearing him homage.read · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 73The proud general Baglioni grows angry when Cellini demands he come alone; Cellini insists on defending himself.read · scan
- p. 113Cellini storms off, and the Pope calls him haughty and tells him to mind his behaviour toward a Pope.read · scan
- p. 120He defiantly refuses the Mint, saying the Pope has deprived himself, not Cellini.read · scan
- p. 182The jewellers doff their caps to him, granting recognition of his superiority.read · scan
- p. 217He insists his bed must not be touched by such cowards, as befits a man of his standing.read · scan
- p. 226He resents being ordered about haughtily and insulted as a donkey, and answers that he is a better man than the gentleman.read · scan
- p. 247–248He insists that a Florentine of his station is owed the courtesy of a taster like the Pope.read · scan
- p. 269Cellini bristles at the proud agent Alberto's haughty language about dukes' sons and asserts the dignity of the sons of his art.read · scan
- p. 272–273Cellini leaves Ferrara offended, with an insulting gift, and Fiaschino's report incenses the Duke.read · scan
- p. 275Cellini's pride in his worth stands against the Cardinal's attempt to undervalue him.read · scan
- p. 346Cellini and the majordomo quarrel over rank and respect; he boasts that men of his genius deserve to speak with popes and kings.read · scan
- p. 370Insults offered before the Duke are treated as an affront to the prince's dignity and Cellini's own reputation.read · scan
Ambroise Paré, Journeys in Diverse PlacesVol. 38
- p. 56Citizens of Mons feast Paré and seat him at the head of the table; he modestly declines such great honor.read · scan
William Harrison, A Description of Elizabethan EnglandVol. 35
- p. 253–254Pride and ambition of the clergy in the age of ignorance.read · scan
- p. 255Contention between the archbishops over primacy and title.read · scan
Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote of the Mancha, Part IVol. 14
- p. 159Don Quixote rebukes Sancho for lack of respect owed to his person, blaming overfamiliarity.read · scan
- p. 424Judge's rank is recognized by his gown; the hostess yields her own chamber to Master Justice.read · scan
- p. 425Guests receive the judge with courtly entertainment, court-like intercourse, and regard for men of account.read · scan
Captain Walter Bigges, Drake's Great ArmadaVol. 33
- p. 238The English record their scorn and discontentment at the townspeople's refusal to come to them.read · scan
Francis Pretty, Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the WorldVol. 33
- p. 218–219Homage and obeisance are done with solemnity and humility, ordered by dignity.read · scan
Francis Bacon, The New AtlantisVol. 3
- p. 170–171Stately procession, rich chariot and attendants show the reverence paid to the Father of Salomon's House.read · scan
Christopher Marlowe, Edward the SecondVol. 46
- p. 16–17Peers protest being disparaged and over-peered by a base minion.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King LearVol. 46
- p. 232–233Lear is stung by the loss of ceremonious respect and by Oswald's disrespect.read · scan
- p. 246–247Kent insults Oswald as cowardly and base.read · scan
- p. 247Gloucester says the King will take it ill that his messenger is slighted; Kent asserts his service.read · scan
Izaak Walton, The Life of Mr. George HerbertVol. 15
- p. 396Herbert renounces precedence and rank for obliging humility.read · scan
Blaise Pascal, Minor WorksVol. 48
- p. 380–381Distinguishes outward homage owed to rank from inner esteem owed only to real qualities like virtue, learning, strength.read · scan
Voltaire, Letters on the EnglishVol. 34
- p. 156–157Speeches consist of ritual praise of great men and the director's own share in greatness.read · scan
Benjamin Franklin, His AutobiographyVol. 1
- p. 39–40Franklin and Ralph are treated as ordinary persons in the steerage until Colonel French's respect wins them invitation to the cabin.read · scan
- p. 144Franklin's colonelcy and the officers' escort with drawn swords bring an honor proper only to princes; he dislikes assuming state.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Tragedy of Faust, Part IVol. 19
- p. 171–173Chorus mockingly cries honour to Dame Baubo.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hermann and DorotheaVol. 19
- p. 395The father desires outward signs of affection and honor and the graces of life.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 57–58Punctilio and pride of rank drive both men to insist on precedence before the watching crowd.read · scan
- p. 104–105Rodrigo demands respect and salutations, and cannot shake the friar's image from his mind.read · scan
- p. 145–146Distinction, deference and rank are used to attach the child to the monastery.read · scan
- p. 310–311Both men appeal to dignity and the honour of the habit; the Provincial asks for a public token of deference to the order.read · scan
- p. 489–490Obsequious deference and profound bows to the powerful nobleman.read · scan
- p. 490–491Courteous welcome and ceremonious deference between the nobleman and his guests.read · scan
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household TalesVol. 17
- p. 89She enjoys the homage of kings and emperors kneeling before her.read · scan
Ralph Waldo Emerson, MannersVol. 5
- p. 205Deference to eminent persons forfeits all privilege of nobility; opinion of others is not the standard.read · scan
Ralph Waldo Emerson, English TraitsVol. 5
- p. 372–373Inviting a guest to eat is the highest honor, preferred over aiding one in distress.read · scan
- p. 389–390National prestige warrants a confident bearing, as Louis XIV's gait became a monarch.read · scan
Hans Christian Andersen, TalesVol. 17
- p. 302–303Court rank and etiquette are satirized: the Cavalier answers inferiors only with "P!" and the bird has never been introduced at court.read · scan
- p. 303–304Courtiers' pretension and the girl's promotion show court rank; the humble girl knows what the grand courtiers do not.read · scan
- p. 325–326The Shadow insists on deferential address, claiming feeling not pride, to keep its standing.read · scan
- p. 339–340Sophy is slighted, seeking a partner, then made much of; she gladly yields her bed.read · scan
Charles Darwin, The Voyage of the BeagleVol. 29
- p. 425–426Chiefs' pride forbids carrying burdens; an aggressor loses caste, which the British deemed worse than losing land.read · scan
Robert Browning, A Blot in the 'ScutcheonVol. 18
- p. 359Retainers concerned with fine show and precedence against the Earl's men.read · scan
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