 ... 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 - עמוד 167מאת Amelia Opie - 1832 - 224 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | William Paley - 1788 - 584 דפים
...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 purpofes, and therefore as to veracity, fpeech and adion are the fame ; fpeech being only a mode of... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 422 דפים
...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 purpofes, and therefore as to veracity, fpeech and aftion are the fame ; fpeech being only a mode of... | |
 | William Paley - 1806 - 502 דפים
...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 : for to all moral purposes,...Or, lastly, there may be lies of omission, A writer* •f English history, who, in his account of the reign S of CHARLES the First, should wilfully suppress... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1807 - 508 דפים
...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 דפים
...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...are the same; speech being only a mode of action. See Paley's Moral Philosophy. LIEUTENANT, an officer who supplies the place, and discharges the office... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 דפים
...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...therefore as to veracity, speech and action are the tame; speech being only a mode of action. See Paley'i Moral Philosophy. LIEUTENANT, an officer who... | |
 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - 1810 - 350 דפים
...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...lastly, there may be lies of omission. A •writer of English history, who, in his account of the reign of Charles the First, should wilfully suppress... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1810 - 498 דפים
...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 - 540 דפים
...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...Or, lastly, there may be lies of omission. A writer of English history, who, in his account of the reign of Charles the First, should wilfully suppress... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 412 דפים
...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...Or, lastly, there may be lies of omission. A writer of English history, who, in his account of the reign of Charles the First, should wilfully suppress... | |
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