 | Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1751 - 346 pages
...ever do fo till he be chained in the hottomlefs Pit. BUT although the Devil be the Father of Lyes, he feems, like other great Inventors, to have loft much of' his Reputation, b^ the continual Improvements that have been made upon hint. •* WHo firft reduced Lying into an Art,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 320 pages
...ever do fo, till he be chained in the hottomlefs pit. But although the devil be the father of lyes, he feems, like other great inventors, to have loft...continual improvements, that have been made upon him. B 5 Who Who firft reduced lying into an art, and adapted it to politicks, is not fo clear from hiftory... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 366 pages
...till he be chained in the botttnhlefs pit. But although the devil be the father of lies, he teems, like other great inventors^ to have loft much of his...him. Who firft reduced lying into an art, and adapted rt to pblitics, is not fo clear fromhiftory ; although I have made fome diligent inquiries. I fhail... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 466 pages
...ever do fo, till he be thained in the bottomlefs pit. But although the devil be the father of lies, he feems, like other great inventors, to have loft...firft reduced lying into an art, and adapted it to politics, is not fo clear from hiftory ; although I have made fome diligent inquiries. I fhall therefore... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 490 pages
...But although the devil be the father of lies, he ^ seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him. Who first reduced lying into an art, and adapted it to politicks, is not so clear from history ; although... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...pit. But although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him. Who first reduced lying into an art, and adapted it to politicks, is not so clear from history ; although... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 462 pages
...pit. But although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him. Who first reduced lying into an art, and adapted it to politics, is not so clear from history, although... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 468 pages
...France. But although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him. prince, and seducing a third 'part of the subjects from their obedience: for which he was driven down... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...pCCCCLXII. Although the devil be the father of Lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been made upon him — Swift. DCCCCLXIII. I lovM thec once, I'll love no more; Thine be the grief as is the blame; Thou... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...DCCCCLXII. Although the devil be the father of Lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been. made upon him.—Swift. DCCCCLXIII. I lov'd thee once, I'll love no more; Thine be the grief as is the blame;... | |
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But although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him. 
