 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 ; and if a man have it not, it is ten to...  The Enquirer - Strona 367autor: William Godwin - 1823 - Liczba stron: 411Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1797 - Liczba stron: 680
...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 - Liczba stron: 364
...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 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. There is fomethinp... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - Liczba stron: 600
...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 ; and if a man have...all his pains and labour to seem to have it is lost. There is something unnatural in painting, which a skilful eye will easily discern from native beauty... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - Liczba stron: 366
...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; and if a man have...then all his pains and labour to seem to have it, are lost.' In another part of the same discourse he goes on to shew, that all artifice must naturally... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - Liczba stron: 342
...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 ; and if a man have...then all his pains and labour to seem to have it, are lost.' In another part of the same discourse he goes on to shew, that all artifice must naturally... | |
 | 1808 - Liczba stron: 306
...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 - Liczba stron: 434
...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 - Liczba stron: 384
...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 ; and if a man have...all his pains and labour to seem to have it is lost. There is something unnatural in painting, which a skilful eye will easily discern from native beauty... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - Liczba stron: 802
...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 - Liczba stron: 310
...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 have it ; and if a man have...and then all his pains and labour to seem to have it are lost. There is something unnatural in painting, which a skilful eye will easily discern from native... | |
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