 ... discourse, or distract you so that you cannot go on, and by consequence, if they cannot be as witty as you are, they can hinder your being any wittier than they are. Thus, if you talk of a candle, he  The Spectator - Page 1141718Full view - About this book
 | 1737 - 354 pages
...to them, they can turn the Difcourfe, or diftract you fo that you cannot go on, and by confequence if they cannot be as witty as you are, they can hinder your beinr being any wittier than they are. Thus if you talk of a Candle, he can deal with you ; and if... | |
 | 1753 - 384 pages
...fpoken to them, they can turn the Difcourfe, or difiract you fo that you cannot go on, and by conference if they cannot be as witty as you are, they can hinder...talk of a Candle, he can deal with you ; and if you afk to help you to fame Bread, a Punfter mould think himfdlf very ill-bnd if he did not ; and if he... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pages
...fo that you cannot go on, and by confequence if they cannot be as witty as you are, they can hindst your being any wittier than they are. Thus if you...talk of a candle, he can deal with you ; and if you aflc him to help \ ou to fome bread, a punfter fhouJd think himfelf very ill bred if he did not¡ and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 314 pages
...to them, they can turn the discourse, or distract you so that you cannot go on, and by consequence, if they cannot be as witty as you are, they can hinder...a candle, he ' can deal' with you ; and if you ask him to help you to some bread, a punster should think himself very ' ill-bred' if he did not; and if... | |
 | 1803 - 408 pages
...spoke to them, they can turn the discourse or distract you so that you cannot go on, and by consequence if they cannot be as witty as you are, they can hinder...of a candle, he can deal with you ; and if you ask him to help you to some bread, a punster should think himself very ill-bred if he did not ; and if... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 310 pages
...they can turn the discourse, or distract you so that you cannot go on, and by consequence, if they can be as witty as you are, they can hinder your being...candle, he ' can deal ' with you ; and if you ask him to help you to some bread, a punster should think himself very ' ill-bred' if he did not-; and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 342 pages
...they can turn the discourse, or distract you so that you cannot go on, and by consequence, if they can be as witty as you are, they can hinder your being...they are. Thus, if you talk of a candle, he ' can deal'with you; and if you ask him to help you to some bread, a punster should think himself very '... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 314 pages
...to them, they can turn the discourse, or distract you* so that you cannot go on, and by consequence, if they cannot be as witty as you are, they can hinder you being any wittier than they are. Thus, if you talk <Jf a candle, he 'can deal' with you ; and if... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 316 pages
...to them, they can turn the discourse, or distract you so that you cannot go on, and by consequence, if they cannot be as witty as you are, they can hinder you being any wittier than they are. Thus, if you talk of a candle, he ' can deal' with you ; and if... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...to them, they can turn the discourse, or distract you so that yon cannot go on, and by consequence, if they cannot be as witty as you are, they can hinder...a candle, he ' can deal' with you; and if you ask him to help you to some bread, a punster should think himself very ' illbred' if he did not ; and if... | |
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