 For this reason mankind have been forced to invent a kind of artificial humanity, which is what we express by the word good-breeding. For if we examine thoroughly the idea of what we call so, we shall find it to be nothing else but an imitation and mimickry...  An Essay on Conversation - Side 45af Henry Waters Taft - 1927 - 75 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1729 - 354 sider
...Affability, Complaifance and Eafinefjpf Temper reduced into an Art., THESE N«I«»; The SPECTATOR. 315 THESE exterior Shows and Appearances of Humanity render...popular and beloved, when they are founded upon a real Good-nature •, but without it are like Hypocrifie in Religion, or a bare form of Holinefs, which,... | |
 | 1729 - 342 sider
...Complaiftnceaudfiafiners of Temper reduced 5TH.ESS THESE exterior Shows and Appearances of Humar nity render a Man wonderfully popular and beloved, when they are founded upon a real Good-nature ; but •Without it are like Hypocrilie in Religion, or a bare Jorm of Holinefs, which,... | |
 | 1786 - 694 sider
...terms, affability, complaifance, and eafmefs of temper, reduced into an art. Thefe cx'terior fliows and appearances of humanity render a man wonderfully...popular and beloved when they are founded upon a real good-nature ; but without it are like hypocril'y in religion, or a bare fonn of holintfs, which, when... | |
 | 1794 - 450 sider
...it to be nothing else but an imitation and mimickry of good-nature, or in other terms, affabilit'-, complaisance, and easiness of temper reduced into...popular and beloved when they are founded upon a real Good-nature ; but without it are like hypocrisy in religion, or a bare form of holiness, which, when... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 sider
...other terms, affability, comphifance, . eafinefs of temper reduced into an art. Thefe exterior fhows and appearances of humanity render a man wonderfully...upon a real good- nature ; but without it are like hypocrify in religion, or a bare form of holinefs, which, when it is difcovered, makes a mail more... | |
 | 1806 - 360 sider
...other terms, affability, complaifance, and eafinefs of temper reduced into an art. Thefe exterior fhows and appearances of humanity render a man wonderfully popular and beloved, when they Good-nature is generally born with us: Health, profpetity, and kind treatment from the world, are great... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - 1806 - 362 sider
...other terms, affability, complaifance, and eafinefs of temper reduced into an art. Thefe exterior fhows and appearances of humanity render a man wonderfully popular and beloved, when they I they are founded upon real good-nature ; but, without it, are like hypocrify in religion, or a bare... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 sider
...of what we call so, we shall find it to be nothing else but an imitation and mimicry of good-nature, or, in other terms, affability, complaisance, and...popular and beloved when they are founded upon a real good-nature ; but without it, are like hypocrisy in religion, or a bare form of holiness, which, when... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1810 - 420 sider
...into an art." With his usual verbal redundance, he proceeds to tell us, " that these exterior shews and appearances of humanity render a man wonderfully popular and beloved, when they are founded upon real good nature ; but, without it, are like hypocrisy in religion, or a bare form of holiness, which,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 sider
...what we call so, we shall find it to be nothing else but an imitation and mimickry of good-nature, or in other terms, affability, complaisance and easiness...popular and beloved, when they are founded upon a real good-nature ; but without it are like hypocrisy in religion, or a bare form of holiness, which when... | |
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