 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 страници
...nothing which may make them succeed ; discretion has large and extended views, and like a well formed eye, commands a whole horizon ; cunning is a kind...minutest objects, which are near at hand, but is not able lo discern things at a distance.— Spectator. 10. Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 страници
...nothing which may make them succeed ; discretion has large and extended views, and like a well formed eye, commands a whole horizon ; cunning is a kind of shortsightedness, that discovers the mir.utest objects which are near at hand, but is not able to discern things at a distance • S/iectaior... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 страници
...them? succt-ed ; discretion has large ami exu-nded views, anil like a well formed oe, commands a wholg horizon; cunning is a kind of shortsightedness, that discovers the minutest objects whth »re near at hand, but is not able to discern things at a distance' 1 Sflectaior10. Nothing is... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 страници
...aims ; and sticks at nothing which may make them succeed. Q. Discretion has large and extended views ; and like a well-formed eye, commands a whole horizon...distance. Discretion, the more it is discovered ; gives a greater authority to the person who possesses it : cunning, when it is once detected, loses its force,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 страници
...nothing which may make them succeed. Discretion has large and extended views ; and, like a well formed eye, commands a whole horizon: cunning is a kind of...minutest objects which are near at hand, but is not aUe to discern things at a distance. Discretion, the more it is discovered, gives a greater authority... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1821 - 616 страници
...nothing which may make them succeed. Discretion has large and extended views, and, like a well formed eye, commands a whole horizon ; cunning is a kind...discovers the minutest objects which are near at hand, but not able to discern things at a distance. Discretion, the more it is discovered, gives a greater authority... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 страници
...aims ; and sticks at nothing which may make them succeed. Discretion has large and extended views ; and, like a well-formed eye, commands a whole horizon...short-sightedness, that discovers the minutest objects yhich are near at hand, but is not able to discern things at a distance. Discretion, the more it is... | |
 | 1822 - 788 страници
...nothing which may make them succeed. Discretion has large and extended views, and, like a well formed , that: a greater authority to the person who possesses it. Cunning, when it is once detected, loses its force,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 страници
...whole horizon:11 cunning is a kind of short-sightedness, that discovers the minutest objects which'are near at hand, but is not able to discern things at...distance. Discretion, the more it is discovered, gives a greater authority to the person who possesses itcunning, when it is once delected, loses its force,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 страници
...cunning i- a kind of short-sightedness, thi discovers the minutest objects which are near at hanfl , but is not able to discern things at a distance. Discretion, the more it is discovered, gives a greater aa-1 thority to the person who posses it: cunning, whet: once it is detected, loses its force,... | |
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Discretion has large and extended views, and like a well-formed eye, commands a whole horizon. Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness, that discovers the minutest objects which are near at hand, but is not able to discern things at a distance. 
