 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 pages
...own Weaknefs ; yet perhaps as few know their own Strength. It is in Men as in Soils, where fometimes there is a Vein of Gold, which the Owner knows not of. SATYR is reckoned the eafieft of all Wit; but I take it to be otherwife in very bad Times : For it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pages
...own Weaknefs ; yet perhaps as few know their own Strength. It is in Men as in Soils, where fometimes there is a Vein of Gold, which the Owner knows not of. SAT YR is reckoned the eafieft of all Wit ; but I take it to be otherwife in very bad Times : For it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pages
...is in Men as in Soils, where fometimes there is a Vein of Gold which the Owner knoweth not of. SATYR is reckoned the eafieft of all Wit; but I take it...otherwife in very bad Times : For it is as hard to iatyrize well a Man of diftinguifhed Vices, as to praife well a Man of diflinguifhed Virtues. It is... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 pages
...own Weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is iti men as in foils, where fometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not...times : for it is as hard to fatirize well a man of diftinguimed vices, as to praife well a man of diftinguifihed virtues. It is eafy eafy enough to do... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fomethnes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. SATIRE is reckoned the eafiell of all wit; but I take it to be otherwife in very bad times: for it is as hard to fatirize... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not...times : for it is as hard to fatirize well a man of diltinguiflied vices, as to praife well a man of diftinguifhed virtues. It is eafy enough to do either... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 326 pages
...own weaknet's, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, \vhcrefomejimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. Satire is reckoned the eafieft of all witj but I take it to be otherwife in very bad times : for it is as hard to fatirife well a man of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 pages
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fomctimes there is a. vein of gold which the owner knows not of. Satire is reckoned the cafieft of all wit; but I take it to be otherwife in very bad times.: for it is as hard to latirife... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pages
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not...times : for it is as hard to fatirize well -a man of diftinguimed vices, as to praife well a man of diftinguifhed virtues. It is eafy eafy enough to do... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...own weaknefs, yet perhaps as few know their own ftrength. It is in men as in foils, where fometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not...of diftinguifhed vices, as to praife well a man of diftinguiftied virtues. It is eafy enough to do cither to people of moderate characters. Invention... | |
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Although men are accused for not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of. 
