 | 1829 - 632 páginas
...Turk who kept his word when it was his interest to break it; but then I never knew a Greek who was not unnecessarily and habitually a liar. He is subtle...to avoid detection he is constrained to be honest. WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. FROM the annual meeting of the preachers belonging to this body, held... | |
 | 1829 - 590 páginas
...who kept his word when it was his interest to break it ; but then I never knew a Greek who was not unnecessarily and habitually a liar. He is subtle...avoid detection, he is constrained to be honest.' — Madden, vol. i. pp. 31, 38. We can tell him, however, that every British officer, who has iiad... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1829 - 606 páginas
...word when it was his interest to break it ; but then, I never knew a Greek who was not superfluously and habitually a liar. He is subtle in spirit, insidious...avoid detection, he is constrained to be honest." Mr. Madden will not deny the bravery of the Turks; but of course, every body knows how to fight best... | |
 | 1829 - 682 páginas
...Turk who kept his word when it was his interest to break it; but then F never knew a Greek who was not unnecessarily and habitually a liar. He is subtle...accomplished scoundrel; and beside him, the Turk, wilh all the desire to defraud, is so gauche in knavery, that, to avoid detection, he is constrained... | |
 | 1829 - 586 páginas
...interest to break it ) but then I never knew a Greek who was not unnecessarily and habitually a lian He is subtle in spirit, insidious in discourse, plausible...indefatigable in dishonesty ; he is an accomplished scoundrel j and beside hhrij the Turk, with all the desire to defraud, is so gauche in knavery, that, to avoid... | |
 | 1830 - 626 páginas
...who kept his word when it was his interest to break it ; but then I never knew a Greek who was not unnecessarily and habitually a liar. He is subtle...avoid detection, he is constrained to be honest." The points which we have reserved above for further consideration, are, the light thrown upon the scriptures... | |
 | Charles Hodge - 1830 - 628 páginas
...Turk who kept his word when it was his interest to break it; but then I never knew a Greek who was not unnecessarily and habitually a liar. He is subtle...him, the Turk, with all the desire to defraud, is so gavche in knavery, that, to avoid detection, he is constrained to be honest." We know not whether we... | |
 | 1830 - 428 páginas
...Turk who kept his word when it was his interest to break it; but then 1 never knew a Greek who was not unnecessarily and habitually a liar. He is subtle...scoundrel; and beside him, the Turk, with all the desire he has to defraud, is so gauche in knavery, that, to avoid detection, he is constrained to be honest."... | |
 | 1830 - 430 páginas
...who kept his word when it was his interest to break it ; but then 1 never knew a Greek who was not unnecessarily and habitually a liar. He is subtle...accomplished scoundrel ; and beside him, the Turk, with all lhe desire he has to defraud, is so gauche in knavery, that, lo avoid detection, he is constrained... | |
 | 1830 - 452 páginas
...word when it was his interest to break it ; but then, I never knew a Greek who was not superfluously and habitually a liar. He is subtle in spirit, insidious...accomplished scoundrel ; and beside him, the Turk, withal! the desire to defraud, is so gauclte in knavery, that, to avoid detection, he is constrained... | |
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... clumsy to practise chicanery to advantage. Their probity, however, depends not on any moral repugnance to deceit, but solely on the want of talent to deceive. I never found a Turk who kept his word when it was his interest to break it ; but then I... 
