 ... words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction when a traveller inquires of him his road; or when a tradesman shuts up his windows to induce his creditors to believe that...  Illustrations of Lying: In All Its Branches - Seite 167von Amelia Opie - 1829 - 224 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Paley - 1811 - 540 Seiten
...usage ; for all senses of all words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie ; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction,...and therefore as to veracity, speech and action are the same ; speech being only a mode of action. Or, lastly, there may be lies of omission. A writer... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...of words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie, as by pointing hia finger in a wrong direction when a traveller inquires...and therefore as to veracity, speech and action are the same ; speech being only a mode of action. Or, lastly, there may be lies of omissinn. A writer... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1815 - 546 Seiten
...species of lies. — 5. Lies of the conduct, for a lie may be told in gesture» as well as in -words ; as when a tradesman shuts up his windows to induce his creditors to believe that he is abroad. — 6. Liée of omission, as when an author wilfully omits what ought to be related : and may we not... | |
 | 1816 - 746 Seiten
...ufage; for all fenfes of all words are founded upon ufage, and upon nothing elfe. Or a man may aS a lie ; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction,...when a traveller inquires of him his road ; or when a tradefman (huts up his windows, to induce his creditors to believe that he is abroad: for to all moral... | |
 | J. W. Baker - 1817 - 262 Seiten
...them. 1 79. A mail may act a lie, by pointing his finger in a wrong direction to a traveller enquiring of him his road ; or when a tradesman shuts up his...induce his creditors to believe that he is abroad. Illustration. To all moral purposes, (and therefore as to vi.-ni.city) speech and action are the same... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 Seiten
...when i tradrtman shuts up liis windows, to induce ha creditors to believe that he is abroad : for lo all moral purposes, and therefore as to veracity, speech and action are the same ; speech tain? only a mode of action. T^LiE. rn (leojan, Sax. liegen, Dutch.) 1. To utter... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 Seiten
...all senses of all words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie; as bv pointing his finger in a wrong direction when a traveller...and therefore as to veracity, speech and action are the same; speech being only ? mode of notion. See Paley's Moral Philosophy. LIKUTENANT, an officer... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 476 Seiten
...usage ; for all senses of all words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie ; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction,...his road ; or when a tradesman shuts up his windows, co induce his creditors to believe that he is abroad ; for, to all moral purposes, and therefore as... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 472 Seiten
...Or a man may act a lie ; as by pointing his fmger in a wrong direction, when a traveller inquires pi him his road ; or when a tradesman shuts up his windows,...that he is abroad ; for, to all moral purposes, and thereibre as to veracity, speech and action are the same : .speech being only a mode of action. Or... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1824 - 628 Seiten
...species of lies. — 5. Lies of the conduct, for a lie may be told in gestures as well as in words ; as ~q q q s + — 6. Lies of omission, as when an author wilfully omits what ought to be related : and may we not... | |
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