 | 1728 - 344 strani
...the ordinary Race of Men, whoarefo pre.poflefTed with outward Appearances, that they miihke Tortune for Nature, and believe nothing can relate to .them that does not happen to fuch as live and look like 'jhemfelves, THE unhappy End of a Gentleman, \vhofe Story an Acquaintance... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 322 strani
...the ordinary Race of Men, who are fo prepofleffed with oatward ward Appearances, that they miftake Fortune for Nature, and believe nothing can relate to them that does not happen to fuch as live and look like themfelves. THE unhappy End of a Gentleman, whofe Story an Acquaintance... | |
 | 1785 - 698 strani
...look like thcmfelves. The unhappy end of a gentleman, whofe (lory an acquaintance of mine was juft now telling me, would be very proper for this end, if it could be related with all the circumftances as I heard it this evening; for it touched melb much, that I cannot forbear entering... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 342 strani
...persons not exalted above the common level. This, methought, would better prevail upon the ordinaryrace of men ; who are so prepossessed with outward appearances,...can relate to them, that does not happen to such as live~and look like themselves. The unhappy end of a gentleman, whose story an acquaintance of mine... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1804 - 450 strani
...before the world such adventures as befal persons not exalted above the common level. This, methought, would better prevail upon the ordinary race of men,...for this end, if it could be related with all the circumstances as I heard it this evening ; for it touched me so much, that I cannot forbear entering... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 348 strani
...before the world such adventures as befall persons not exalted above the common level. This, methought, would better prevail upon the ordinary race, of men...that they mistake fortune for nature, and believe rjothing can relate to them, that does not happen to such as live and look like themselves. The unhappy... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1809 - 360 strani
...before the world such adventures as befall persons not exalted above the common level. This, methought, would better prevail upon the ordinary race of men...themselves. The unhappy end of a gentleman, whose story an acquamtance of mine was just now telling me, would be very proper for this end, if it could be related... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 342 strani
...before the world such adventures as befall persons not exalted above the common level. This, niethought, would better prevail upon the ordinary race of men...for this end, if it could be related with all the circumstances as I heard it this evening ; for it touched me so much, that I cannot forbear entering... | |
 | 1822 - 488 strani
...before the world such adventures as befall persons not exalted above the common level. This, methought, would better prevail upon the ordinary race of men, who are so prepossessed with out. ward appearances, that they mistake fortune for nature, and believe nothing can relate to them,... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 414 strani
...before the world such adventures as befal persons not exalted above the common level. This, methought, would better prevail upon the ordinary race of men...for this end, if it could be related with all the circumstances as I heard it this evening; for it touched me so much, that I cannot forbear entering... | |
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Minds, than to create new Habits in them. Instead of such high Passages, I was thinking it would be of great Use (if any Body could hit it) to lay before the World such Adventures as befal[l] Persons not exalted above the common Level. This, methought,... 
