 I'm thinking, Pierre, how that damned starving quality Called Honesty got footing in the world. Pierr. Why, powerful Villainy first set it up, For its own ease and safety: honest men Are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten...  Memoirs of Richard Cumberland - Page 149by Richard Cumberland - 1807 - 432 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Otway - 1899 - 64 pages
...footing in the world. PIERRE. Why, powerful villany first set it up, For its own ease and safety : honest men Are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten : were all mankind villains, They'd starve each other ; lawyers would want practice, Cut-throats reward... | |
 | Thomas Otway - 1797 - 456 pages
...got footing in the world. / Pier. Why, powerful villany first set it up, For its own case and safety" Honest men Are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten.N Were all mankind villains, They'd starve each other; lawyers would want practice, Cut-throats... | |
 | John Bell - 1792 - 340 pages
...got footing in the world. Pier. Why, powerful villany first set it up, For its own ease and safety. Honest men Are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten. Were all mankind villains, They'd starve each other; lawyers would want practice, Cut-throats rewards... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 460 pages
...got footing in the world. Pier. Why, powerful villany first set it up, For its own ease and safety. Honest men Are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten. Were all mankind villains, They'd starve each other ; lawyers would want practice, Cut-throats rewards:... | |
 | 1804 - 516 pages
...got footing in the world. Pier. VVhy, powerful villany first set it up, For its own ease and safety. Honest men Are the soft easy cushions, on which knaves Repose and fatten. Were all mankind villains, They'd starve each other; lawyers would want practice, me, [OrwAY. Cutthroats... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...got looting in the world. Pier. Why, powerful villany first set it up, For its own ease and safety. Honest men Are the soft easy cushions, on which knaves Repose and fatten. Were all mankind villains. They'd starve each other ; lawyers would want practice, sou] 246 [OrwAT.... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 954 pages
...got footing in the world. Pier. Why, powerful villany first set it up, For its (»vu ease and safety. Honest men Are the soft easy cushions, on which knaves Repose and fatten. Were all mankind villains. They'd starve each other ; lawyers would want practice, soul [Опт. Cutrthroats... | |
 | James Biggs - 1808 - 328 pages
...London, " there is a market for cunning" and I hope also " an emporium for honesty," but here as there " Honest men Are the soft easy cushions, on which knaves Repose and fatten," LF.TTER X. Departure from Aruba — Events till the arrival on the coast. — Singular order.- -A great... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 376 pages
...got footing in the world. Pierre. Why, powerful villany first set it up, For its own ease and safety. Honest men Are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten. Were all mankind villains, They'd starve each other; lawyers would want prao tice, Cut-throats rewards... | |
 | James Biggs - 1808 - 356 pages
...London, " there is a market for cunning" and I hope also " an emporium for honesty," but here as there " Honest men Are the soft easy cushions, on which knaves Repose and iatten." LETTER X. Departure from Aruba — Events till the arrival on the coast. — Singular order... | |
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