 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
 | 1869 - 402 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 many more to set... | |
 | 1873 - 480 Seiten
...Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, 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 of... | |
 | 1872 - 556 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... | |
 | Christian text-book - 1874 - 808 Seiten
...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 He is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | 1874 - 820 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 upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many... | |
 | Francis Redfern - 1875 - 80 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, sets a man's invention upon the rack, and needs a great many more to make it good.... | |
 | Francis St. John Thackeray - 1876 - 188 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... | |
 | 1876 - 586 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 n man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 Seiten
...with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our tips, 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... | |
 | Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 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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