 | Thomas Davies - 1780 - 458 pages
...defiring to appear in the eye of the world to the beft advantage, he took more pains to be efteemed worfe than he was, than others do to appear better than they are. His envy was fo childifh, and fo abfurd*, that it may be very eafily pardoned, far every body laughed at it; and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 122 pages
...style. '.* Goldsmith was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind: so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advautage, he took more pains to be esteemed worse than he was, than others do to appear better than... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 pages
...writes Davies, " was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind ; so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 602 pages
...writes Davies " was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind ; so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pages
...writes Davies " was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind; so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pages
...writes Davies " was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind; so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 562 pages
...from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems to have found ready utterance, but the confession of weaknesses however... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 606 pages
...from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are." Whatever emotion arose seems to have found ready utterance, but the confession of weaknesses however... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 pages
...latter. Goldsmith was so sincere a man, that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind : so far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world...pardoned, for every body laughed at it, and no man was erer very mischievous whose errors excited mirth : he never formed any scheme, or joined in any combination,... | |
 | People - 1845 - 344 pages
...being kind to her He was so sincere a man that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind. So far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to appear worse than he was, than others do to appear better than they are " His invariable kindness and... | |
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Goldsmith was so sincere a man that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind. So far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage, he took more pains to be esteemed worse than he was, than others do to appear better... 
