They either do not see our faults, or conceal them from us, or soften them by their representations, after such a manner, that we think them too trivial to be taken notice of. An adversary, on the contrary, makes a stricter search into us, discovers every... The Spectator - Trang 221778Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 trang
...faults, and make a time estimate of themselves. In the first place, let them consider well, what are the characters which they bear among their enemies. Our...very often flatter us as much as our own hearts. They cither do not see our faults, or conceal them from us, or soften them by their representations, after... | |
| John Mason - 1816 - 298 trang
...no calamity that he hath enemies to be his effectual monitors. - Our friends,' says Mr. Addison, ' very often flatter us as much as our own hearts. They either do not see our fanlts, or conceal them from us; or soften them by their representations, after such a manner,... | |
| W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 trang
...silence, but never tasked for speech. Let us consider well, what character we probably bear among our enemies. Our friends, very often, flatter us as much as our own hearts : they either do not see our faults; or they conceal them from us; or they soften them by representing them in such a manner,... | |
| Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 322 trang
...faults, and make a true estimate of themselves. In the first place, let them consider well what are the characters which they bear among their enemies. Our...us, as much as our own hearts. They either do not see our faults, or conceal them from us, or soften them by their representations, after such a manner... | |
| 1824 - 268 trang
...faults, and make a true estimate of themselves. In the first place, let them consider well what are the characters which they bear among their enemies. Our...flatter us as much as our own hearts: they either do not see our faults, or conceal them from us, or soften them by their representations, after such a manner,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 trang
...faulls, and make a true estimate of themselves. In the first place, let them consider well, what are the 2މ< < 1 e K$ 2@v XQ p bJ 3 T ; Iv x _ @*袻...8 F ' , %| ڐ 5i6 . Q ' zB & il {? l K M C n 8 see our faults, or conceal them from us, or soften them by their representations, after such a manner,... | |
| John Mason - 1824 - 340 trang
...no calamity that he hath enemies to be his effectual monitors. ' Our friends,' says Mr. Addison, ' very often flatter us as much as our own hearts. They either do not see our faults, or conceal them from us^ or soften them by their representations, after such a manner,... | |
| Robert Smith - 1829 - 432 trang
...faults, and make a true es'timate of themselves. In the first place, let them consider well what are the characters which they bear among their enemies. Our...flatter us as much as our own hearts; they either do not see our faults, or conceal them from us, or soften them by their representations, after such a manner,... | |
| William Dobson - 1845 - 204 trang
...faults, and make a true estimate of themselves. In the first place, let them consider well, what are the characters which they bear among their enemies. Our...flatter us as much as our own hearts. They either do not see our faults, or conceal them from us, or soften them by their representations, after such a manner,... | |
| John Mason - 1846 - 218 trang
...no calamity that he hath enemies to be his effectual monitors. ' OUT friends,' says Mr. Addison, ' very often flatter us as much as our own hearts. They either do not see our faults, or conceal them from us ; or soften them by their representations, after such a manner,... | |
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