 | George Savile Marquis of Halifax - 1717 - 324 страници
...the other bos done to put its out of titsin, $ ' . Z* This innocent word Trimmer ftgnifies no niore than this, That if Men are together in a Boat , and one tart of the Company would weigh it damn en one Side, another vooM make it lean M much to the contrary... | |
 | George Savile Marquis of Halifax - 1751 - 356 страници
...intt our -wits, as the other has done to put us out of them? This innocent word "Trimmer fignifies no more than this,. That if men are together in a boat, and one part of the company would iveigh it down on one fide, another -would make it lean as much to the contrary; it happens there is... | |
 | 1833 - 646 страници
...justified by the author, who describes its origin as follows:—if men arc together in a boat, and if one part of the company would weigh it down on one side, whilst another would make it lean as much to the contrary, there will surely be a third party, consisting... | |
 | Charles Richardson - 1836 - 136 страници
...nugaci~ tatit) derkneth good thingus.— И ¡с. Wit. iv. 13. TRIMMER. The innocent word, trimmer, signifies no more than this : That if men are together in a boat, and one part of the company shonld weigh it down on one side, another would make it lean down as mach to the contrary; it happens... | |
 | Alfred Tolver Paget - 1851 - 38 страници
...put из into our wits as the other has done to put us out of them ? ** This innocent word Trimmer signifies no more than this : that if men are together in a boat, und one part uf Ihe com,S any would weigh it down on one tide, another would make '. lean aa much to... | |
 | Howard Staunton - 1865 - 622 страници
...HARTSHORNE; Mr. BASIL JONES, historian of St. David's ; and Mr. SMART HUGHES, the traveller and historian. signifies no more than this : that if men are together...down on one side, another would make it lean as much the contrary ; it happens that there is a third opinion of those who conceive it would do as well if... | |
 | John Stoughton - 1870 - 602 страници
...much to put us into our wits, as the other has done to put us out of them. This innocent word Trimmer signifies no more than this, that if men are together...down on one side, another would make it lean as much the contrary ; it happens that there is a third opinion of those who conceive it would do as well if... | |
 | Frank Harrison Hill - 1873 - 548 страници
...in which he boasted from the management of a boat. " Tfc ) innocent word Trimmer," he says, " paeans no more than this, that if men are together in a boat,...make it lean as much to the contrary ; it happens there is a third opinion, of those who conceive it would do as well if the boat went even without endangering... | |
 | Frank Harrison Hill - 1873 - 368 страници
...name in which he boasted from the management of a boat. " The innocent word Trimmer," he says, " means no more than this, that if men are together in a boat,...make it lean as much to the contrary ; it happens there is a third opinion of those who conceive it would do as well if the boat went even without endangering... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 страници
...merry, grows in time to a military signal to cut one another's throats This innocent word 'Trimmer' h 0S . X . { . there is a third opinion of those who conceive it would do as well if the boat went even without endangering... | |
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Trimmer ' signifieth no more than this, that if men are together in a boat, and one part of the company would weigh it down on one side, another would make it lean as much to the contrary ; it happeneth there is a third opinion of those who conceive... 
