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
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 sider
...time wb.it he faiil at another ; but truth is always confiftert with itfelf, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand, and fits upon our lips; whereas a lie is troublefome, and need* a,great many more to make it good. ADD to all this, that fincerity... | |
| T Nixon - 1806 - 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 upon the rack; and one trick needs a great many more... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 sider
...always consistent with itself, and needs no» thing 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... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 384 sider
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at band, 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... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 sider
...always consistent with itself, and needi 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... | |
| Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 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... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 sider
...always consistent •whh 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 one trick needs a great many more to make it good. Add to all this, that sincerity... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 sider
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out: it M .iKvays 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... | |
| John Rippingham - 1816 - 190 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... | |
| James Hardie - 1818 - 392 sider
...is, always, consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is near at hand ; it sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; but a lie is troublesome and sets a man's invention constantly on the rack to preserve even a tolerable... | |
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