 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 oldal
...pays to the Publick for being eminent. ALTHOUGH Men are accufed for not knowing their own Weaknefs ; yet perhaps as few know their own Strength. It is in Men as in Soils, where fometimes there is a Vein of Gold, which the Owner knows not of. SATYR is reckoned the eafieft of all... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 oldal
...pays to the Publick for being eminent. ALTHOUGH Men are accufed for not knowing their own Weaknefs ; yet perhaps as few know their own Strength. It is in Men as in Soils, where fometimes there is a Vein of Gold, which the Owner knows not of. SAT YR is reckoned the eafieft of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 oldal
...own Weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is iti men as in foils, where fometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. Satire is reckoned the eafieft of all wit; but I take it to be otherwife in very bad times : for it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 oldal
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fomethnes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. SATIRE is reckoned the eafiell of all wit; but I take it to be otherwife in very bad times: for it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 oldal
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. Satire is reckoned the eafieft of all wit : but I take it to be otherwife in very bad times : for it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 oldal
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. Satire is reckoned the eafieft of all wit ; but I take it to be otherwife in very bad times : for it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 oldal
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. Satire is reckoned the eafieft of all wit ; but I take it to be otherwife in very bad times : for it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 514 oldal
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fometimcs there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows \ not of. Satire is reckoned the eafieft of all wit ; but I take it to be otherwife in very bad times : for it... | |
 | 1797 - 522 oldal
...own weaknifs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. Jt is in men as in Toils, where fometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. Fine fenfe, and exalted ftnfe, are not half fo valuable as cornroon fenfe. There are forty men of wit... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 oldal
...whom he loves best. Censure, is the tax a man pays to the publick, for being eminent. Although men are accused for not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps...there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not pf. Satire is reckoned the easiest of all wit ; but I take it to be otherwise in very bad times : for... | |
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Although men are accused for not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of. 
