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 - Page 367by William Godwin - 1823 - 411 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1729 - 342 pages
...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 - Conduct of life - 1731 - 526 pages
...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 - Conduct of life - 1744 - 488 pages
...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 - Sermons, English - 1748 - 448 pages
...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... | |
| English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...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 - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...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 - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...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... | |
| Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...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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