 It never was the meaning of his raillery to mortify ; and therefore, far from offending, it seldom failed to please and delight even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were frequently the objects of it, there was not, perhaps, any one...  Solitude - Page 66de Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1805Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Draper - 1830 - 44 pages
...mortify, and therefore far from offendC 2 20 ing, it seldom failed to please and delight even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were frequently the objects of it, there was not any one, perhaps, of all his great and amiable qualities which contributed more to endear his conversation.... | |
 | John Mitchell Mason - 1832 - 458 pages
...to mortify ; and, therefere, far from offending, it seldom failed to please and delight, even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were...amiable qualities, which contributed more to endear his conversation. And that gayety of temper, so agreeable in society, but which is often accompanied with... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...raillery to mortify, and therefore far from offending, it seldom failed to please and delight even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were frequently the objects of it, there was not any one, perhaps, of all his great and amiable qualities which contributed more to endear his conversation.... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 pages
...mortify, and therefore far from offendC 2 20 ins;, it seldom failed to please and delight even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were frequently the objects of it, there was not any one, perhaps, of all his jjreat and amiable qualities which contributed more to endear his conversation.... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...raillery to mortify, and therefore far from oti'ending, it seldom failed to please and delight even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were frequently the objects of it, there was not any one, perhaps, of all his great and amiable qualities which contributed more to endear his conversation.... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 pages
...raillery to mortify, and therefore far from offenaing, it seldom failed fo please and delight even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were frequently the objects of it, 4here was not anyone, perhaps, of all his great and amiable qualities which contributed more to endear... | |
 | David Hume - 1841 - 642 pages
...raillery to mortify; and therefore, far from offending, it seldom failed to please and delight, even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were frequently tLe objects of it, there was not perhaps one of all his great and amiable qualities which contributed... | |
 | 1846 - 604 pages
...raillery to mortify; and therefore, far from offending, it seldom failed to please and delight even those who were the objects of it. To his friends who were...amiable qualities which contributed more to endear his conversation. And that gaiety of temper, so agreeable in society, but which is so often accompanied... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1846 - 560 pages
...to mortify; and, therefore, far from offending, it seldom failed to please and delight, even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were...amiable qualities which contributed more to endear his conversation. And that gaiety of temper, so agreeable in society, but which is so often accompanied... | |
 | John Hill Burton, David Hume - 1846 - 556 pages
...to mortify ; and, therefore, far from offending, it seldom failed to please and delight, even those who were the objects of it. To his friends, who were...not, perhaps, any one of all his great and amiable 1 It Las been said that, having once given a guinea by mistake to a beggar, the man, who was a respectable... | |
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