 Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one...  The Spectator - Seite 1321726Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1850 - 464 Seiten
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out: it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | 1880 - 506 Seiten
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sots a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | P. Sadler - 1841 - 362 Seiten
...consistent (1) with itself, and needs nothing to help it out (2). It is always near at hand, it sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware. Whereas (3) a lie is troublesome and sets (4) a man's invention on the rack, and one trick (3) needs a great... | |
 | 1842 - 468 Seiten
...always consistent with itself and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 Seiten
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | Camilla Crosland - 1849 - 208 Seiten
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | Charles Duke Yonge - 1850 - 240 Seiten
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to... | |
 | 1859 - 606 Seiten
...is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, sits upon our lips and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack, and one lie needs a great many more... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 Seiten
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 Seiten
...always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
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