 To pass from theological and philosophical truth to the truth of civil business, it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin...  Illustrations of Lying, in All Its Branches - Strona 189autor: Amelia Opie - 1827 - Liczba stron: 283Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Francis Bacon - 1879 - Liczba stron: 356
...civil business, it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round23 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture...silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth29 it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - Liczba stron: 272
...of civil business, it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture...falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which 6s may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1879 - Liczba stron: 506
...AngloSaxon. (25) " It will be acknowledged, even by those who practize it not, that clean and round dealing is the Honour of Man's nature ; and that mixture of Falsehood is like Allay in Coyne of Gold or Silver ; which may make the metall worke the better, but it embaseth it."—... | |
 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - 1880 - Liczba stron: 686
...and seldom seizes upon the prize at last. Clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature, and mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold...make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. Honor, like reputation and character, displays itself in little acts. It is of slow growth. Anciently... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1880 - Liczba stron: 772
...Dissimulation. Round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and a mixture of falsehood is like alloy in 0 C LORD BACON. 228 229 Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with (ruth ; and no... | |
 | Francis Nathan Peloubet - 1876 - Liczba stron: 246
...the midst of the treasure which he had heaped together. Lying. Clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. There is no vice that doth... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1881 - Liczba stron: 104
...civil business: It will be acknowledged, even by those that practise itnot, that clear and round 9 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture...embaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses arc the goings of the serpent; which goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet. There is no... | |
 | 1881 - Liczba stron: 578
...civil business ; it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round ere born and that they died. They pnt me in mind of...in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding Imt it cmbaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent ; which goeth... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1881 - Liczba stron: 292
...of civil business, it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture...falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which 6s may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1881 - Liczba stron: 516
...material, intellectual, spiritual, light. those that practise it not, that clear and round1 (fair') dealing is the honour of man's nature; and that mixture of falsehood is like " allay " (alloi/) in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth... | |
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