 | William Mason - 1778 - 168 pages
...there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more diflionour " if they fail, and 'tis twenty to one they will, whereas in regular figures...is " hard to make any great and remarkable faults." See Temple's Mifcellanies, Vol. I. Page 1 86. Fol. Ed. f I had before called Bacon the prophet, and... | |
 | History - 1781 - 732 pages
...common hands; and though there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more diihonour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they will ;...quite fo timid, or we might ftill be going up and down ilairs in the open air. It is true, we have heard much ' lately, as Sir William Temple did, of irregularity... | |
 | William Mason - English poetry - 1783 - 264 pages
...gardens among us, they are adventures of " too hardy achievement for any common hands ; " and tho' there may be more honour if they fucceed " well, yet...is hard to make any great and remarkable " faults." See Temple's M^ellanlts, vol. I. p. 1 86. fol. edit. NOTE VIII. Verfe493. Led to the fair atchievement.... | |
 | William Mason - Gardens - 1783 - 268 pages
..." too hardy achievement for any common hands ; " and tho' there may be more honour if they Succeed "well, yet there is more difhonour if they fail, and...is hard to make any great and remarkable " faults." See Temple's Mifccllanics, vol. I. p. 186. fol. edit. NOTE VIII. Verfe 493. Led to the fair atcbievcment.... | |
 | Mr. Marshall (William) - Botany - 1785 - 698 pages
...common hands ; and though there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is mere dilhonour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they will ;...a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might full be going up and down ftairs in the open air. Jt is true, we have heard much lately, as Sir William... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1788 - 762 pages
...common hand> ; and though there may be more honour if they fuo ceed well, yet there is more diflionour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they will ;...a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might dill be going up and down flairs in the open air. It is true, we have heard much lately, as Sir William... | |
 | History - 1788 - 734 pages
...hands ; and though there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more diihonour if the/ fail, and it is twenty to one they will; whereas in...remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were.not quite fo timid, or we might ftill be going up and down flairs ta the open air. It is true,... | |
 | English literature - 1782 - 682 pages
...there ÍBiay be more honour if they fucceed well, gft there ¡8 more difhono.ur if they fail, Jtad it is twenty to one they will ; whereas in regular figures, it is hard to make |loy great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few other« .were not quite fo timid, or... | |
 | William Mason - 1796 - 264 pages
...gardens among us, they are adventures of " too hardy achievement for any common hands ; " and tho' there may be more honour if they fucceed " welL yet...is hard to make any great and remarkable " faults." See Temple' t Mifcellanies, vol. I. p. 186. " fol. edit. NOTE VIII. Verfe 493. Led to the fair (achievement.... | |
 | William Marshall - 1796 - 486 pages
...at" chievement for any common hands ; and though " there may be more honour if they fucceed will, " yet there is more difhonour if they fail, and it is...regular " figures, it is hard to make any great and remark " able faults." c FORTUNATELY Kent and a few others were ' not quite fo timid, or we might ftill... | |
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... there may be more honour if they succeed well, yet there is more dishonour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they will , whereas in regular figures it is hard to make any great and remarkable faults. 
