| 1718 - 348 pages
...valentut Numms, Wards or* like Money, and when the • current Value ftf them is generally understood, no Man ' is cheated by them* This is fomething, if...Words• were any thing (. but being brought into the Accompr, ' they ate nicer Cyphers. However, it is ftill a juft Mat' ter of Complaint, that Sincerity... | |
| 1729 - 342 pages
...long as we underftand one another jv Ver' ba. -valent ut Nummi, Words art like Money ; and when tlie ' current Value of them is generally underftood, no...Words ' Were any thing ; but being brought into the Accornpt, ' they are meer Cyphers. How.eyer, it is ftill a |uft Mat' ter .of .Complaint, that Sincerity... | |
| 1739 - 346 pages
...the Matter is well enough, fo long as we underftand one another ; et Verla i-alent ut Numnri, Wards are like Money; and when the current Value of them...but being brought into the Accompt, they are mere Ciphers. However, it is flill a juft Matter of Complaint, that Sincerity and Plainnefs are out of Fafhion,... | |
| John Tillotson - 1748 - 448 pages
...matter is well enough, fo long as we underftand one another : Et verba vqlent ut miinmi «• " Words are like money; " and when the current value of them...words were any thing ; but being brought into the account, they are mere cyphers. However, it is ftill a juft matter of complaint, that fincerity and... | |
| 1786 - 694 pages
...the matter is well enough, fo long as weunderitandonennother; " et verba valent ut rtummi — Words are like money:" and when the current value of them is generally underllood, no man is cheated by them. This is fomcthing if fuch words were any thing; but being brought... | |
| William Godwin - 1797 - 508 pages
...* matter is well enough, fo long as we underftafld one another, Et verfa •valent ut Nummi, Words are like Money, * and when the current .value of them...words were any thing; but being * brought into the Account, they are mere Cyphers. However it is ftill a juft * matter of complaint, that fincerity and... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...the matter is well enough, so long as we understand one another; et verba valent at nummi, " words are like money ;" and when the current value of them is generally understood, no man is cheated by them. This is something, if such words were any thing ; but being... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...the matter is well enough, so long as we understand one another ; et verba valent ut nunimi, " words are like money;" and when the current value of them is generally understood, no man is cheated by them. This is something, if such words were any thing; but being brought... | |
| 1803 - 472 pages
...current value of them is generally understood, no man is cheated by them. This is something, if such words were any thing ; but being brought into the accompt, they are mere cyphers. However, it is still a just matter of complaint, that sincerity and plainness are out of fashion, and that our language... | |
| 1808 - 306 pages
...the matter is well enough, so long as we understand one another; et verha valent ut nummi, ' words are like money ;' and when the current value of them is generally ;m . derstuod, no man is cheated hy them. This is something, if such words were any i hm- ; hut heing... | |
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