 | William Godwin - 1797 - 508 sivua
...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...and then all his pains and labour to feem to have it * is loft." Sprat is perhaps the firft author who wrote Englifh profe with a ftyle of neatnefs. Dr.... | |
 | 1797 - 680 sivua
...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...and then all his pains and labour to feem to have it is loft. There is fomething unnatural in painting, which a fkilfuleye will cafily difcern from native... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 sivua
...real excellency. Now the beft way in the world for a man to feem to be any thine, is really to be what he would feem to be. Befides that it is many times...then all his pains and labour to feem to have it, is loft. There is fomethinp unnatural in painting, which a fkilful eye will eafily difcem from native... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 sivua
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 sivua
...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 sivua
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 384 sivua
...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 sivua
...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 sivua
...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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 sivua
...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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... 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 one but he is discovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to seem to have... 
