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
| 1869 - 402 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 set... | |
| 1873 - 480 sider
...Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, 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 trick needs a great many more of... | |
| 1872 - 556 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... | |
| Christian text-book - 1874 - 808 sider
...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 He is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more... | |
| 1874 - 820 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... | |
| Francis Redfern - 1875 - 80 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, sets a man's invention upon the rack, and needs a great many more to make it good.... | |
| Francis St. John Thackeray - 1876 - 188 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... | |
| 1876 - 584 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 n man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
| Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 sider
...with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our tips, 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... | |
| Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 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... | |
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