 | Jonathan Swift - 1745 - 294 pagina’s
...Loathing, &c. Vifron is the Art of feeing Things inviftble. The two Maxims of any great Man at Court are always, to keep his Countenance, and never to keep his Word. I aflced a poor Man, how he did ? He faid, he was like a Wafeball, always in decay. Hippocrates, Apb.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 pagina’s
...Loathing, &c. Vifion is the Art of feeing Things invifible. The two Maxims of any great Man at Court are, always to keep his Countenance, and never to keep his Word. I afked a poor Man how fte did ? He faid, he was like a Wafhball, always in Decay. Hippocrates , Afh.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1755 - 402 pagina’s
...Loathing, etc. Vifion is the art of feeing things invifiblc. The The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word. I afked a poor man how he did ? He faid, he was like a wamball, always in decay. Hippocrates, Apt).... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 486 pagina’s
...Loathing, &c. VISION is the art of feeing things invifible. THE two maxims of any great man at court are, Always to keep his countenance ; and, Never to keep his word. I afked a poor man how he did ? He faid, he was like a wafhball, always in decay. HIPPOCRATES,^. 32.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 424 pagina’s
...Loathing, &c. Vifion is the art of feeing things invifible. The two maxims of any*great man at court are, Always to keep his countenance ; and, Never to keep his word. I afked a poor man how he did ? He faid, he was like a wafliball, always in decay. Hippocrates, aft.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 308 pagina’s
...Loathing, etc. Vificn is the art of fetirg things invifible. The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word. I afked a poor man how he did ? He faU, lie was like a waflibal], idways in decay. Hippocrates, Aph.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 402 pagina’s
...Loathing, etc. Vifion is the art of feeing things invifible. The The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word. I afked a poor man how he did ? He laid, he was like a wafhball, always in decay. Hippocrates, Aph.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 454 pagina’s
...Loathing, &c. Vifion is the art of feeing things invifiblej The two maxims of any great man at court, are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word. I afked a poor man how he did ? He faid, he was like a wafhball, always in decay. Hippocrates, Aph.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 pagina’s
...&c. Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. *J t^j The two maxims of any great man at court, are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word. I asked a poor man how he did ? He said, he was like a washball, always in decay. Hippocrates, Aph.... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 286 pagina’s
...outlines in the Rape of the Lcck. XXX. A GREAT WAN's MAXIMS. The two maxims of any great man at eojrt are always to keep his countenance* and never to keep his word. XXXI. DISCONTENTED PEOPLE. A person was telling Lord Oxford, when minister, that the people were discontented... | |
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The two maxims, of any great man at court are* always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word. 
