 | Laurence Sterne - 1760 - 196 halaman
...dcfign, and confequently deceit ; — 'twas a taught trick to gain credit of the world for m6re fenfe and knowledge than a man was worth ; and that, with all its pretenfions, — it was no better, but often worfe, than what a French wit had long ago defined it,—... | |
 | 1774 - 846 halaman
...defign, and confequently deceit ; — 'twas a taught trick to gain credit of the world for mote fenfe and knowledge than a man was worth ; and that with all its pretenfions, it was no better, but often wor !c, than what a French wit had long ago denned it, •... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1774 - 338 halaman
...was defign, and conieqxiently deceit; 'twas a taught trick to gain credit of the world for more fenle and knowledge than a man was worth; and that, with all its pretenfions, it was no better, but often worfe, than Avhat a French wit had long ago defined it, viz.... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1776 - 300 halaman
...defign, and confequently deceit ; 'twas a taught trick to gain • credit of the world for more fenfe and knowledge than a man was worth ; and that, with all its pretenfions.—it was no better, but' often worfe than what a French wit had long ago defined it, cover... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1780 - 580 halaman
...knowledge than a man was worth ;— and that, with all it's pretenfions, it was no better, but often worle, than what a French wit had long ago defined it; viz. 'A myfte* nous carriage of the body to cover ? the defects of the mind :' — which definition of gravity,... | |
 | 1781 - 602 halaman
...what a French wit had long ago defined it ; vit. ' A myfte» ' riou* carriage of the body to eenrer 1 the defects of the mind -. '—which definition of gravity, Yorick, with great imprudence would lay, deferved to be wrote in letters of gold. But, in plain truth, he wac a man unhacknied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 halaman
...and confequently deceit ;— 'twas a taught trick trick to gain credit of the world for more fenie and knowledge than a man was worth ; and that, with all its preterulons,—it was no better, but often worfe than what a French wit had long ago defined it, viz.—A... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1784 - 292 halaman
...defign, and confequently deceit ; — 'twas a taught triclfto gain credit of the world for more fenfe and knowledge than a man was worth ; and that, with all its pretenfions,-— it was no better, but often worfe than what a French wit had long ago defined it,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1802 - 284 halaman
...very essence of gravity was « design, and consequently deceit; — it was a « taught trick to gain credit of the world for more « sense and knowledge...defects of « the mind : — which definition of gravity , Yo« rick , with great imprudence , would say , de« served to be wrote in letters of gold. « But... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 540 halaman
...no better, but often worfe, than what a French wit had long ago defined it, — viz. A nii/Jterinus carriage of the body to cover the defects of the mind ; — which definition of gravitv, York'-;, with great imprudence, would lav, deferVed to be wrote in letters of gold. But, in... | |
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In the naked temper which a merry heart discovered, he would say there was no danger,— but to itself: -whereas the very essence of gravity was design, and consequently deceit... 
