 | David Hume - 1760 - 314 Seiten
...intereft, difcovers the impcffibility of his efcape, as well from the obftinacy of the! gaoler, as as from the walls and bars, with which he is furrounded; and...the other. The fame prifoner, when conducted to the fcaffold, forefees his death as certainly from the conftancy and fidelity of his guards, as from the... | |
 | David Hume - 1779 - 548 Seiten
...money nor intereft, discovers the impoffibility of his efcape, as well when he confiders the obftinacy of the gaoler, as the walls and bars, with which he is fin-rounded j and, in all attempts for his freedom, chufes rather to work upon the ftone and iron of... | |
 | James Gregory - 1792 - 560 Seiten
...nor " intereft, difcovers the impombility of " his efcape, as well when he confiders " the obftinacy of the gaoler, as the walls " and bars with which...upon the ftone " and iron of the one, than upon the in" flexible nature of the other. The fame " prifoner, when conducted to the fcaf" fold, forefees his... | |
 | James Gregory - 1792 - 554 Seiten
...intereft, difcovers the impoffibility of ** his efcape, as well when he confiders ** the obftinacy of the gaoler, as the walls ** and bars with which...for his freedom, ** chufes rather to work upon the flone ** and iron of the one, than upon the in" flexible nature of the other. The fame ** prilbner,... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 556 Seiten
...which he is surrounded ; and, in all attempts for his freedom, chuses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one, than upon the inflexible nature of the other. The same prisoner, when conducted to the scaffold, foresees his death as certainly from the constancy and... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 380 Seiten
...which he is surrounded ; and in all attempts for his freedom chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one, than upon the inflexible nature of the other. The same prisoner, when conducted to the scaffold, foresees his death as certainly from the constancy and... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - 628 Seiten
...which he is surrounded; and, in all attempts for his freedom, chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one, than upon the inflexible nature of the other. The same prisoner, when conducted to the scaffold, foresees his death as certainly from the constancy and... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - 626 Seiten
...money nor interest, discovers the impossibility of his escape, as well when he considers the obstinacy of the gaoler, as the walls and bars with which he is surrounded; and, in all attempts for his freedom, chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of... | |
 | Thomas Tully Crybbace - 1829 - 348 Seiten
...which he is surrounded; and in all his attempts for his freedom, chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one than upon the inflexible nature of the other. The same prisoner, when conducted to the scaffold, foresees his death as certainly from the constancy and... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1843 - 428 Seiten
...which he is surrounded; and in all his attempts for his freedom, chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one, than upon the inflexible nature of the other." This remark of Mr. Hume is an important one, and, without question, is essentially correct. Undoubtedly... | |
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A prisoner who has neither money nor interest, discovers the impossibility of his escape, as well when he considers the obstinacy of the gaoler, as the walls and bars with which he is surrounded; and, in all attempts for his freedom, chooses rather to... 
