 ... words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction when a traveller inquires of him his road; or when a tradesman shuts up his windows to induce his creditors to believe that...  Illustrations of Lying: In All Its Branches - Page 167by Amelia Opie - 1829 - 224 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Paley - 1788 - 584 pages
...for all fenfes of all words arc founded upon ufage, and upon nothing e!fe. Or a man may aft a lie j as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction, when a traveller inquires of him his road ; or when a tradefman (huts up his windows, to induce his creditors to believe that he is abroad : for to all moral... | |
 | William Paley - 1793 - 602 pages
...ufage, for all fenfes of all words are founded upon ufage, and upon nothing elfe. Or a man may ad a lie ; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction,...when a traveller inquires of him his road; or when a tradefman fhuts up his windows to induce his credicors to believe that he is abroad : for to all moral... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 422 pages
...ufage ; for all fen fes of all words are founded upon ufage, and upon nothing elfe. Or a man may a£ta lie ; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction,...when a traveller inquires of him his road ; or when a tradefman ¡huts up his windows, to induce his creditors to believe that he is abroad : for to all... | |
 | William Paley - 1806 - 502 pages
...usage, for all senses of all words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a mart may act a lie ; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction, when a traveller inquires of him his road ; of when a tradesman shuts up his windows, to induce his creditor's to believe that he is abroad :... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1807 - 508 pages
...species of lies, — 5. Lies of the conduct, for a lie may be told in gestures as well as in words; as when a tradesman shuts up his windows to induce his creditors to believe that he is abroad. — 6. Lies of omission, as \vhen an author wilfully omits what ought to be relatedj and may we not... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 pages
...usage ; for all senses of all words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction...and therefore as to veracity, speech and action are the same; speech being only a mode of action. See Paley's Moral Philosophy. LIEUTENANT, an officer... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pages
...mage ; for all sentes of all words are ('»muled upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction when a traveller inquires of him hU road, or when a tradesman shuts up his windows to induce his creditors to believe that he is abroad... | |
 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - 1810 - 350 pages
...to usage ; for all senses of words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie, as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction...and therefore as to veracity, speech and action are the same ; speech being only a mode of action. Or, lastly, there may be lies of omission. A •writer... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1810 - 498 pages
...species of lies. — 5. Lies of the conduct, for a lie may be told in gestures as well as in -words ; as when a tradesman shuts up his windows to induce his creditors to believe that he is abroad.— 6. Lies of omission, as when an author wilfully omits what ought to be related ; and may we not add,... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 412 pages
...usage ; for all senses of all words are founded upon usage, and upon nothing else. Or a man may act a lie ; as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction,...and therefore as to veracity, speech and action are the same; speech being only a mode of action. Or, lastly, there may be lies of omission. A writer of... | |
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