 Now the best way in the world for a man to seem to be any thing is really to be what he would seem to be. Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it...  The Spectator - Side 1311726Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | William Godwin - 1797 - 508 sider
...he would feem to be. Belides, that it is * many times as troublefome, to * make good the pretences of a good quality, * as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is * ten to one, but he is difcovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to feem to have it * is loft." Sprat is perhaps... | |
 | 1797 - 680 sider
...Befides, that it is many times as troublefome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to bave it; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to feem to have it is loft. There is fomething... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 sider
...be any thine, is really to be what he would feem to be. Befides that it is many times as troublefome to make good the pretence of a good quality as to...and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to feem to have it, is loft. There is fomethinp... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 sider
...any thing, is really to be what he would seem to be. Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to...and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is discovered to want it ; and then all his pains and labour to seem to have it, are lost.' In another... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 sider
...any thing, is really to be what he would seem to be. Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to...and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is discovered to want it ; and then all his pains and labour to seem to have it, are lost.' In another... | |
 | 1808 - 306 sider
...really to he what he would seem to he. Besides, that it is many times as trouhlesome to make good tha pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one hut he is discovered to want it ; and then all his pains and lahour to seem to have it, is lost." In... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 sider
...any thing is really to be what he would seem to be. Besides, it is often as troublesome to support the pretence of a good quality as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is most likely he wirl be discovered to want it, and then all his labour to seem to have it is lost. There... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 384 sider
...any thing, is really to be what he would seem to be. Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to...and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is discovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to seem to have it is lost. There is something... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 sider
...really to be what he would seem to be. Besides that it is many limes as troublesome to make good ihr pretence of a good quality, as to have it; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he : discovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to seetu to have it, is lost. There it something... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 sider
...any thing, is really to be what we would seem to be. Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to...and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is discovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to seem to have it are lost. There is something... | |
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