 | James Thomas Kirkman - 1799 - 484 Seiten
...that of gaining the " patronage and friendfhip of good and vir*' tuous men — the fureft and moft laudable " means to profperity and fame in your fitua"..." — a Scotchman never is : — he never lives a " moment extempore :-— and this is the true " reafon of their fuccefs in whatever they un" dertake.... | |
 | William Cook - 1804 - 468 Seiten
...Macklin observed, " Sir, I have experienced, to my cost, that a man, in any situation of life, should never be off his guard — A Scotchman never is ; he never lives a moment extempore, and that is one great reason of their success in life. " In a continuation of the... | |
 | 1808 - 546 Seiten
...Macklin observed, " Sir, I have experienced, to my cost, that a man in any situation of life, should never be off his guard — A Scotchman never is; he never lives a moment extempore, and that is one great reason of their success in life." Macklin was very intimate... | |
 | William Cooke - 1972 - 444 Seiten
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Talking Talking of the caution necessary to be used in conversation amongst a mixed company, Macklin observed, " Sir, I have experienced, to my cost, that a man, in any situation of life, should never be off his guard — A Scotchman never is ; he never... 