 | John Dougall - 1810 - 554 σελίδες
...the least sign or intimation of being a tray tor in his heart." — vddison, Freeholder, N° 52. " All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but his follies and vices arc innumerable." — Swift, Preface to Tale of a Tub. Is not mankind in this place a Noun of Multitude,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 342 σελίδες
...diseases are by thousands, besides new and daily additions ; so all the virtues that have been ever in mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers ; but his follies and vices are innumerable, and time adds hourly to the heap. Now, the utmost a poor poet can do, is to get by heart a list of... | |
 | Charles M. Ingersoll - 1825 - 298 σελίδες
...for proceeding in this manner ?" " There is indeed no constitution so tame and careless of their own defence." " All the virtues of mankind are to be counted...not mankind in this place a noun of multitude, and such as requires the pronoun referring to it, to be in the plural number their ? When a noun of multitude... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 σελίδες
...Without regard to use or symmetry. StilKngJteet. CCCCLXXX1X. All the virtues that have been ever in mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but his follies and vices Voi. I, I are innumerable, and time adds hourly to the heap. The utmost a poor poet can do, is to get... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1831 - 184 σελίδες
...diseases are by thousands, besides new and daily additions ; so all the virtues that have been ever in mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers ; but his follies and vices are innumerable , and time adds hourly to. the heap. Now, the utmost52) a poor poet can do, is to get by heart a list... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1834 - 366 σελίδες
...for proceeding in this manner?" "There is indeed no constitution so tame and careless of their own defence." " All the virtues of mankind are to be counted...not mankind in this place a noun of multitude, and such as requires the pronoun referring to it to be in the plural number, their? See the Octavo Grammar.... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1834 - 202 σελίδες
...house of lords were so much inIluenced by these reasons." " Stephen's party were entirely broken own defence." — " All the virtues of mankind are to...but his follies and vices are innumerable." - Is not manfrind,m this place, a noun of multitude, and such as requires the pronoun referring to be m the... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Enoch Pond - 1835 - 240 σελίδες
...for proceeding in this manner?' ' There is indeed no constitution so tame and careless of their own defence.' 'All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few figures, but his follies and vices are innumerable.' la not mankind in this place a noun of multitude,... | |
 | Frederic Martin (of London.) - 1838 - 418 σελίδες
...was resolved to stand." His might seem to be similarly used in the preface to the Tale of a Tub : " All the virtues of Mankind are to be counted upon...fingers, but his follies and vices are innumerable," but man understood may be the substantive f ; or (what is more probable) Swift wrote his where he should... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1841 - 204 σελίδες
...for proceeding in this manner ?" " There is indeed no constitution so tame and careless of their own defence." — "All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but Itis follies and vices arc innumeraWe." Is not mankind, in this place, a noun of multitude, and such... | |
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... all the virtues that have been ever in mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but his follies and vices are innumerable, and time adds hourly to the heap. 
