 is the Perfection of Reason, and a Guide to us in all the Duties of Life ; Cunning is a kind of Instinct, that only looks out after our immediate Interest and Welfare* Discretion is only found in Men of strong Sense and good Understandings  The Spectator - Pagina 212geredigeerd door - 1897Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - 1781 - 470 pagina’s
...which he might have done, had he parted only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of rcafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind of inftindt, that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | 1787 - 584 pagina’s
...which he might have done, had he Ħjailed only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Cunning is a kind of mliinci that only looks. out after our immediate interetl and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - 642 pagina’s
...which he might have done, had he pafTed only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; Cunning is a kind of inftinQ that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in men... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1797 - 610 pagina’s
...which he might have done, had he patted only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; Cunning is a kind of inftinft that only looks out after our immediate interefl and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pagina’s
...he might have done, had he pafscd only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon; nnd a guide to us in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind of inftinct, that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Dilcretion is only found in... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 422 pagina’s
...about, even those events, which he might have done had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion, is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in...Discretion, is only found in men of strong sense and good understanding; cunning, is often to be met with in brutes themselves, and in persons who are but the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pagina’s
...which he might have done, had 1 he pafled only for a plain man. Difcretion is a perfection of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning is a kind of inftin£t, that only looks out after our immediate imereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 342 pagina’s
...have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a żuide to us in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind...found in men of strong sense and good understandings: cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves, and in persons who are but the fewest removes... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 pagina’s
...a-bout even those events which Ire-might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning is a. kind of insjiuct that only looks out after our immediate interest and Welfare-. -' ,9. Discretion is only'found... | |
 | 1803 - 402 pagina’s
...bringing about even those events which he might hare done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understanding : cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves, and in persons who are but the... | |
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