 | Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 518 sivua
...from every difficulty. FaliTioods, our author obferves, are not lies, * where the perfon you fpeak to has no right to know the truth, or more properly, where little or no inconvenience refults from the want of confidence ; in fuch cafes, as where you tell a fallhood to... | |
 | William Paley - 1788 - 584 sivua
...violated, becaufe none was given, or underflood to be given. . 2. Where the perfon to whom you fpeak has no right to know the truth, or more properly, where little or no inconveniency refults from the want of confidence in fuch cafes ; as where you tell a falfehood hood to a madman,... | |
 | William Paley - 1793 - 430 sivua
...violated, becaufe none was given, or underftocd to be given. 2. Where the perfon to whom you fpeak has IK) right to know the truth, or more properly, where little or no inconveniency refults from the want of confidence in fuch cafes; as where you tell a falfehood to a madman, for his... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 422 sivua
...truth is violated, becaufe none was given or underftood to be given, l. Where the perfon you fpeak to has no right to know the truth, or more properly where little or no inconveniency refults from the want of confidence in fuch cafes ; a* where you tell a falfehood to a madman for his... | |
 | John Overton - 1802 - 436 sivua
...tales to create mirth," " a fervant's denying his mafter," affirmations " where the perfon you fpeak to has no right to know the truth, or more properly where little or no inconvenience arifesfrom the want of confidence," difcourfe to children, &t. " for their own advantage,"... | |
 | William Paley - 1806 - 502 sivua
...; no promise to speak the truth is violated, because none was given, or understood to be given. 2. Where the person to whom you speak has no right to know the truth, or more properly, where Iktle or no inconveniency results from the want of confidence in such cases; as where you tell a falsehood... | |
 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - 1810 - 350 sivua
...promise to speak the truth is violated, because none was given, or understood to be given — 2. When the person to whom you speak has no right to know the truth, or, more .prdperly where little or no inconveniency results from the * want of confidence in such cases ; as... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 sivua
...promise to speak the. truth is .violated, because none was given or understood to be given. 2. Wiien the person to whom you speak has no right to know the truth, or, more, properly, where little or no Lueonveniency results from the want of confi: dence in such cases ; as where you tell a falsehood to... | |
 | 1816 - 746 sivua
...truth is violated, becauie none was given or underftood to be given, a. Where the perfon you fpeak to has no right to know the truth, or more properly where little or no inconveniency refults from the want of confidence in fuch cafes ; as where you tell a falfehood to a madman for his... | |
 | J. W. Baker - 1817 - 262 sivua
...of not guilty : for in sui:h instances, no confidence is dcstioyed, because none was reposed. (2.) Where the person to whom you speak has no right to know the truth ; or where little or no inconvenience results from the want of confidence iu such cases. . Ex. (1 ) Where... | |
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... results from the want of confidence in such cases ; as where you tell a falsehood to a madman, for his own advantage ; to a robber, to conceal your property ; to an assassin, to defeat or divert him from his purpose. 
