 | 1729 - 320 pages
...Sir, you fee I would flat* ter my felf into a good Opinion of my own Way of * Living: Plutarch juft now told me, that 'tis in human ' Life as in a Game at Tables, one may wifh he had the ' higheft Caft, but if his Chance be otherwife, he is evea ' to play it as... | |
 | 1739 - 332 pages
...you fee I would flat' ter my felf into- a good Opinion of my own Way of * Living : Plutarch juftnow told me, that 'tis in human * Life as in a Game at Tables, one may wifh he had the * higheil Caft.butif his Chance beotherwife, heiseven to * play it as well... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 262 pages
...Thus Sir you fee I would natter my felf into a good opinion of my own way of living. rlutarch juft now told me, that 'tis in human life as in a game at tables, where a man may wifh for the bigheft caft, but if his chance be otherwife, he is e'en to play it as well as he can... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 468 pages
...Thus Sir, you fee I would flatter myfelf into a .good opinion of my own way of living. Plutarch jutt now told me, that 'tis in human life as in a game at tables, where a man may wifli for the higheft caft, but if his chance be otherwife, he is even to pixy it as well as he can,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1737 - 376 pages
...Thus Sir you fee I would flatter my felf into a good opinion of my own way of living. Plutarch juft now told me, that 'tis in human life as in a game at tables, where a man may wifh for the higheft caft, but if his chance be otherwife, he is e'en to play it as well as he can,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 428 pages
...Thus, Sir, you fee, I would flatter myfelf into a good opinion of my own way of living. Plutarch juft now told me, that 'tis in human life as in a game at tables, where a man may wiih for the higheft caft, but, if his chance be otherwife, he is e'en to play it well as he can, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 310 pages
...Thus, Sir, you fee, I would flatter rnyfelf into a good opinion of my own way of living. Plutarch juft now told me, that 'tis in human life as in a game at tables, where a man may wifh for the higheft caft, but, if his chance be otherwife, he is e'en to play it as well as be can,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 464 pages
...Thus, Sir, you fee, I would flatter myfelf into a good opinion of my own way of living. Plutarch juft now told me, that 'tis in human life as in a game at tables, where a man may wifh for the higheft caft, but, if his chance be otherwifc, he is e'en to play it as well as he can,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1788 - 396 pages
...Thus, Sir, you fee, I would flatter myfelf into a good opinion of my own way of Jiving. Plutarch juft now TOld me, that 'tis in human life, as in. a game at tables, where a man may wifh for the higheft caft ; but, if his • * The foregoing fimil tudes our Author had put into verfe... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - Authors, English - 1787 - 560 pages
...flatter myfelf into a good opinion of my .own way of living. Plutarch juft now told me, that it is in human life as in a game at tables, where a man may wifh for the higheft caft, but, if his chance be otherwife, he is e'en to play it as well as he can,... | |
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