 | 1755 - 716 sider
...unfortui nately 1 added, that my own vanity was greatly flattered by it, in confcquencc of my beinjt lineally defcended from the firft man. Upon this my...rather difpleafed ; whether from a fufpicion that 1 was jefting, or upon an apprehenfton that I meant to vut-Jifand him, I cannot determine ; for , he... | |
 | 1753 - 668 sider
...intirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the unlpeakable advantages of ILLUSTRIOUS BIRTH j and unfortunately I added, that my own vanity was...out-defcend him, I cannot determine ; for he contented himfelfwith faying, " That is not a neceffary confequence neither, " neither, Mr. Fitz-Adam, fince... | |
 | 1753 - 672 sider
...felf-evidence of his facts, had intirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the unipeakable advantages of ILLUSTRIOUS BIRTH ; and unfortunately...rather difpleafed ; whether from a fufpicion that I was jetting, or upon an apprehenfion that I meant to out- defend him, I cannot determine ; for he contented... | |
 | Edward Moore - 1772 - 336 sider
...liberty of interrupting him, by. acknowledging that the cogency of. his arguments, and the felf-evidence of his facts, had entirely removed all my doubts,...was jefting, or upon an apprehenfion that I meant to ovt-defcend him, I cannot determine ; for he contented himfelf with. .. faying, " That is not a neceflary... | |
 | 1776 - 278 sider
...tflat my own vanity was greatly flattered by it, in coofequence of my being lineally defcended froih the firft man. Upon this my friend looked grave, and feemed rather dif'pleafed ; whether frorti a fuipicion that I wasjsfting, or upon an apprehenfion thatl meant to out.deicend him, I cannot... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1779 - 490 sider
...evidence of his facEts, had entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the un-- fpeakable advantages of ILLUSTRIOUS BIRTH, and unfortunately...confequence of my being lineally defcended from the firSt man. Upon this my friend lopked grave, and feemed rather difpleafed; whether froma fufpicion... | |
 | 1786 - 636 sider
...of the unfpeakable advantages of I II uftriousBirth ; and unfortunately I added, that my own vaniry was greatly flattered by it, in confequence of my being lineally defcended from the firft man. Upon thi« rny friend looked grave, and feemed rather dil'pleafed; whether from a fufpicion that I was ¡cfting,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 680 sider
...had entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the unspeakable advantages of II.I.USTIUOUS BIRTH; and unfortunately I added, that my own vanity was greatly flattered by it, in consequence of my being lineally descended from the lirst man. Upon this my friend looked grave, and... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 292 sider
...entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the unspeakable advantages of ILLUSTRIOUS ZIRTII; and unfortunately I added, that my own •vanity was greatly flattered by it, in consequence of my being lineally descended from the first man. Upou this my friend looked grave, and... | |
 | 1804 - 296 sider
...self-evidence of his facts, had entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the EJ unspeakable advantages of illustrious birth ; and unfortunately...that my own vanity was greatly flattered by it, in eonsequence of my being lineally descended from the first man. Upon this my friend looked grave, and... | |
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My friend was going on, and to say the truth, growing dull, when I took the liberty of interrupting him, by acknowledging that the cogency of his arguments, and the... 
