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" Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one, but he is discovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to seem to have it is lost. "
Materials for Translating from English Into German - Page 174
by Adolph Heimann - 1851 - 210 pages
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The Spectator, Volume 5

1739 - 312 pages
...to be what he would feem to be. • Befides that it is many times as- troublefome to make • good the Pretence of a good Quality, as to have it ; and • if a Man have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcover'd • to want it, and then all his Pains and Labour to feem to • have...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 342 pages
...what he would feem to be. Befides, that it * is many times as troublefome to make good the Pre * tence of a good Quality, as to have it; and if a Man ' have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovered to want * it ; and then all his Pains and Labour to feem to have "...
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The Gentleman's Library: Containing Rules for Conduct in All Parts of Life ...

Gentleman - 1744 - 488 pages
...is really to le that he would feem to be. Befides that, it is many Times as troublefome to make good the Pretence of a good Quality as to have it ; and if a Man have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovered to want it •, and then all his Pains and Labour to feem to have it,...
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The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Volume 4

John Tillotson - 1748 - 448 pages
...is really to be what he would feem to be. Befides that it is many times as troublefome to Jnake good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to feem to have it is...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

1773 - 394 pages
...is really to be what he would feem to be. Befides that it is many times as troublefome to make wood the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man haie it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovered to want it, raid then all his pains and labour to...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...any thing, is really to be what he would feem to be. Befides, it is often as troublefome to fupport the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is mofl likely he will be difcovered to want it, and then all hi.- labour to feem to have it is loft....
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 5

1786 - 670 pages
...is really to be what he would &сш to be. Boulet i!ut u is many times as troublefeme to make good the pretence of a g-ood quality, as to have it; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovcred to want it, and then all his pains and Kbour to feem to have it is...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...any thing, is really to be what he would feem to be. Ecfi-Jes, -it is often as troublefome to fupport the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, .it is rnoft likely he will be d if covered to want it ; and then all his labour to feem to have it is loft....
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...is really to be what he would feem to be. Befides, that it is many times as troublefome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcovercd to want it, and then all his pains and labour to feem to have it is...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

1792 - 494 pages
...is really to be what he would fccm to be. Bcfides, that it is many times as troubjefome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one but he is difcuvered te want it, and then all his pains and labour te feem to have it is...
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