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It is much less disgracefull for a person of mean descent to be deficient in the exercises of virtuous actions, than for one of noble parentage, who, if he deviates from ,, the path of his ancestors, contaminates the name of his ,, family, and doth not only not make any new acquisition, ,, but loses what he has already acquired. --Nobility is ,, is a bright lamp which discovers & renders conspicuous ,, good and bad actions, which inflames and incites to virtue ,, as well through the fear of infamy as the hope of praise. ,, This splendour of nobility not bringing to light the actions ,, of those who are of low extraction, they want an ,, incitement to honour, they fear no disgrace, nor do
