 | Thomas Davies - 1780 - 458 Seiten
...defiring to appear in the eye of the world to the beft advantage, he took more pains to be efteemed worfe than he was, than others do to appear better than they are. His envy was fo childifh, and fo abfurd*, that it may be very eafily pardoned, far every body laughed at it; and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 Seiten
...style. '.* Goldsmith was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind: so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advautage, he took more pains to be esteemed worse than he was, than others do to appear better than... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 Seiten
...writes Davies, " was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind ; so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 600 Seiten
...writes Davies " was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind ; so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 Seiten
...writes Davies " was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind; so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 Seiten
...writes Davies " was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind; so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 564 Seiten
...from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems to have found ready utterance, but the confession of weaknesses however... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 606 Seiten
...from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems to have found ready utterance, but the confession of weaknesses however... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 Seiten
...latter. Goldsmith was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind : so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world...pardoned, for every body laughed at it, and no man was erer very mischievous whose errors excited mirth : he never formed any scheme, or joined in any combination,... | |
 | People - 1845 - 348 Seiten
...being kind to her He was so sincere a man that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind. So far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are " His invariable kindness and... | |
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Goldsmith was so sincere a man that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind. So far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to be esteemed worse than he was, than others do to appear better... 
