 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...* love Scotland better thjn truth ; he will always ' love it better than inquiry; and, if falfhood flatters ' his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. ' Neither ought the Englifh to be much influenced e by Scotch authority ; for of the paft and prefent 1 ftate of the whole... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 pages
...feduced by their ' fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchc man muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not * love Scotland better than truth ; he will always ' love it better thar inquiry: and, if falfhood flatters ' his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it, * Neither... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 458 pages
...feduced by their fondnefb for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not love Scotland better than truth; he will always love it better than inquiry -T and if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. Neither ought the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 pages
...the'*. fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman muffc be a very fturdy moral! it who docs not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than inquiry: and if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detefl it. Neither ought the Englifh to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pages
...fiction: they are seduced by their fondness for their supposed ancestors. A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better...to detect it, Neither ought the English to be much inr flutnced by Scotch authority; for of the past and present state of the whole Earse nation, the... | |
 | 1800 - 776 pages
...are feduced by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anceltors. A Scotchman muft be a ftiudy rnoralift who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than enquiry, and, if falfliood flatters hi< vanity, will not be very diligent to deteftit. Neither ought... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 786 pages
...fe- •' duced by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman muft be a fturdy moralift who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than enquiry, and, if falftiood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent tt> detecUt. Neither ought... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 788 pages
...feduced by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors. A Scotchman mult, be a fturdy moralift who docs not love Scotland better than truth : he will always love it better than enquiry, and, if falfliood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to deleft it. Neither ought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...feduced. by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors . A Scotchman muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than enquiry : and if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. Neither ought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...feduced by their fondnefs for their fuppofed anceftors . A Scotchman muft be a very fturdy moralift, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than enquiry : and if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. Neither ought... | |
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A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than inquiry : and if falsehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it. 
