Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one... The Spectator - Side 1321726Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - 1884 - 648 sider
...always consistent with itself; and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs many more to make... | |
| Henry James Nicoll - 1886 - 478 sider
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
| 1884 - 896 sider
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one deceitful trick needs a great... | |
| Maturin Murray Ballou - 1894 - 604 sider
...is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many... | |
| Louis Klopsch - 1896 - 382 sider
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack; and one trick needs a great many more... | |
| Gustav Gottheil - 1896 - 504 sider
...always consistent with itself and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand and sits upon our lips and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack : one trick needs a great many more to... | |
| 1892 - 808 sider
...consistent with itself, 277 CHAP. m. and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon tlie r;;ck, and one trick needs a good many more... | |
| 1897 - 308 sider
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more... | |
| 1897 - 176 sider
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack, and one needs a great many more of the... | |
| George Gregory Smith - 1898 - 318 sider
...always consistent with it self, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at Hand, and sits upon our Lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a Lie is troublesome, and sets a Man's Invention upon the Rack, and one Trick needs a great many more... | |
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