 | William Paley - 1793 - 602 pagine
...when the literal and grammatical fignification ofafenteuce is different from the popular and cuftomary meaning. It is the wilful deceit that makes the lie ; and we wilfully deceive, when our expreflions are not true, in the ienfe in which we believe the hearer apprehends them. Befides, it... | |
 | William Paley - 1793 - 430 pagine
...grammatical fignification of a fentence is dif ferent from the popular and cuftomary meaning. ft is'th£ wilful deceit that makes the lie; and we Wilfully' deceive, when our expreffions are not true in the fenfe in which we believe the hearer appreapprehends them. Befides,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 422 pagine
...the literal and grammatical fignitication of a fentence is different from the popular and coitomary meaning. It is the wilful deceit that makes the lie ; and we wilfully deceive, when our exprefllons are not true, in die fenfe in which we believe the hearer apprehends them. Bcfides, it... | |
 | William Paley - 1806 - 502 pagine
...lies without literal or direct falsehood. An opening is always left for this species of prevarication, when the literal and grammatical signification of...we believe the hearer to apprehend them. Besides, it is absurd to contend for any sense of words, in opposition to usage, for all senses of all words... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 pagine
...without literal or direct falsehood. An opening is always li't't for this species of prevarication, when the literal and grammatical signification of...customary meaning. It is the wilful deceit that makes the Ue; and we wilfully deceive when our expressions are not true in the sense in which we believe the... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pagine
...lies without literal or direct falsehood. An opening is always left for this species of prevarication, when the literal and grammatical signification of...sentence is different from the popular and customary meaniug. It i» the wilful deceit that makes the lie ; and we wilfully deceive when our expressions... | |
 | 1812 - 432 pagine
...may be falshoods without lies, so there may be lies without literal or direct faUhood ; as when the grammatical signification of a sentence is different...not true in the sense in which we believe the hearer apprehends them, and this may be done by actions as well as words : a nod of assent, a negative shake... | |
 | 1816 - 746 pagine
...the literal and grammatical fignification of a fentence is different from the popular and cuftomary meaning. It is the wilful deceit that makes the lie; and we wilfully deceive, when our expreflions are not true, in the fenfe in which we believe the hearer apprehends them. Betides, it... | |
 | J. W. Baker - 1817 - 262 pagine
...signification of a sentence is different from the popular meaning. 178. It is wilful deceit makes-the lie, and we wilfully deceive, when our expressions are not true in the sense ia which we believe the hearers apprehend them. 1 79. A mail may act a lie, by pointing his finger... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 pagine
...falsehood. An opening is always left for this species of prevarication, when the literal and grammaticsl signification of a sentence is different from the...deceive, when our expressions are not true in the sensein which we believe the hearer apprehends them. Besides, it is absurd to contend for any sense... | |
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An opening is always left for this species of prevarication, when the literal and grammatical signification of a sentence is different from the popular and customary meaning. It is the wilful deceit that makes the lie; and we wilfully deceive when our... 
