James Fitzjames Stephen Quote

Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.


Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: By James Stephen (ed. 1843)


Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.

Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.

Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.

Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.