 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 - Pagina 367di William Godwin - 1823 - 411 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | 1729 - 342 pagine
...what he would feem to be. Befides, that it * is many times as troublefome to make good the Pre * tence 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. 1 N another... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1731 - 526 pagine
...Befides, that it is many Times as troublefome to make good the Pretence of a good Quality, as to have it j and if a Man have it not,; it is- ten to one b«t he is difcovered to want, it, and then all his Pains and,Libour tp feem- to h^ve it is loft. There... | |
 | Gentleman - 1744 - 488 pagine
...le that 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, are loft. It it is... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1748 - 448 pagine
...be what he would feem to be. Befides that it is many times as troublefome to Jnake 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 fomething... | |
 | 1773 - 394 pagine
...be what he would feem to be. Befides that it is many times as troublefome to make wood the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man haie it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovered to want it, raid then all his pains and labour to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pagine
...really to be what he would feem to be. Befides, it is often as troublefome to fupport the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is mofl likely he will be difcovered to want it, and then all hi.- labour to feem to have it is loft.... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pagine
...be what he would &сш to be. Boulet i!ut u is many times as troublefeme to make good the pretence of a g-ood quality, as to have it; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovcred to want it, and then all his pains and Kbour to feem to have it is loft. Th те is fomething... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pagine
...really to be what he would feem to be. Ecfi-Jes, -it is often as troublefome to fupport the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, .it is rnoft likely he will be d if covered to want it ; and then all his labour to feem to have it is loft.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pagine
...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 difcovercd to want it, and then all his pains and labour to feem to have it is loft. There is fomething... | |
 | 1792 - 494 pagine
...be what he would fccm to be. Bcfides, that it is many times as troubjefome 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 difcuvered te want it, and then all his pains and labour te feem to have it is loft. There is forncthmg... | |
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