 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...moralift, who does not Jove Scotland better than truth , he will always love it better than enquiry : and if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detedt it. Neither ought the Englijh to be much influenced by Scotch authority ; for of the paft and... | |
 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 632 pages
...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 - Authors, English - 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...flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detefl it. Neither ought the Englifh to be much influenced by Scotch authority 5 for of the paft and... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1795 - 612 pages
...fturdy meralift, who does not love Scotland better thkn truth ; he will always love it," he fays, u better than inquiry : and, if falfehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to deteft it.'' He is fpeaking of another fcrgery, — the jjoems of Offiau. However this may be, the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...by their fondness for their supposed ancestors. 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, Neither ought the English to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 786 pages
...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... | |
 | History - 1800 - 776 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...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 - Biography - 1801 - 432 pages
...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. 
