 | William Temple - 1731 - 506 Seiten
...common Hands ; and though there may be more Honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more Dilhonour if they fail, and 'tis Twenty to One they will ; whereas in regular Figures, 'tis hard to make any great and remarkable Faults. The Piclure I have met with in fome Relations of... | |
 | William Temple - 1757 - 564 Seiten
...common hands ; and, though there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more difhonour if they fail, and 'tis twenty to one they will ; whereas, in regular figures, 'tis hard to make any great and. remarkable faults. The pI&ure I have met with in fome relations of... | |
 | 1781 - 732 Seiten
...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 ; whereas in regular figures,...is hard to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might ftill be going up and down ilairs... | |
 | William Mason - 1783 - 272 Seiten
...there may be more honour if they fucceed " well, yet there is more difhonour if they fail, and " it is twenty to one they will, whereas in regular " figures...remarkable " faults." See Temple's Mifcellanies, vol. I. p. 186. fol. edit. NOTE VIII. Verfe493. Led to the fair atchievement. ADDISONT, I had before called... | |
 | William Mason - 1783 - 268 Seiten
...there may be more honour if they Succeed "well, yet there is more difhonour if they fail, and " it is twenty to one they will, whereas in regular " figures...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. ADDISOV,... | |
 | Mr. Marshall (William) - 1785 - 698 Seiten
...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 ; whereas in regular figures...is hard to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might full be going up and down ftairs... | |
 | Horace Walpole, George Vertue - 1786 - 360 Seiten
...there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more difhonour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they •will ; whereas in regular figures...is hard ;to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might ftill be going up and down ftairs... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1788 - 762 Seiten
...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 ; whereas in regular figures,...is hard to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might dill be going up and down flairs... | |
 | 1788 - 734 Seiten
...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 regular. figures,...is hard to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were.not quite fo timid, or we might ftill be going up and down flairs... | |
 | 1782 - 682 Seiten
...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... | |
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I should hardly advise any of these attempts in the figure of gardens among us ; they are adventures of too hard achievement for any common hands ; and though there may be more honour if they succeed well, yet there is more dishonour if they fail, and... 
