...men, poor shrunken things — full of melancholy and indisposition ; and unpleasing to themselves. There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious. It is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in, and eettleth in it, that...

...clear ami sound dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it." How clearly defined to the view the image of the lamented Nott stands out from the canvas, in these...

...that clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet." Is it dealing fairly by God's glorious Gospel, which is " the power of God unto salvation," if in preaching...

...that clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin > ' • of gold and silver, which may make...goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet." Is it dealing fairly by God's glorious Gospel, which is " the power of God unto salvation," if in preaching...

...clear and round2 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...embaseth' it ; for these winding and crooked courses are tlie goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet. There is no vice...

...in the distribution; the rest is but conceit." nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver which may make the metal...man with shame as to be found false and perfidious." "MEN in great places are thrice servants — servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame,...

...jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer." (This, the poet Cowper has finely used in his "Task.") "There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious." "It is a happy thing when religion is well contained within the true bond of unity." "There is no passion...

...business ; it will be acknowledged even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing3 is the honour of man's nature ; and that mixture of...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace...

...the belief of Truth, which is the enjoying of it — is the sovereign good of human nature.' ' Thcre is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious.' This holds good when falsehood is practised solely for a man's private advantage ; but, in a zealous...

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