| Laurence Sterne - 1882 - 450 sayfa
...what is man himself but a micro-coat* or rather a complete suit of clothes, with all its trimmings ? As to his body there can be no dispute. But examine...a shirt ? and conscience a pair of breeches, which may be made to cover or uncover that which should not be seen ? These postalata being admitted, it... | |
| Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 sayfa
...or creed does it not profane? Even the High Church, which he seems to defend, is a political cloak: •Is not religion a cloak; honesty a pair of shoes...worn out in the dirt; self-love a surtout; vanity 'a Blurt; and conscience a pair of breeches? ... If certain ermines and furs be placed in n certain position,... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1883 - 532 sayfa
...Alluding to the word microcosm, or a little world, as man has been called by philosophers. — H. k \his body, there can be no dispute : but examine even...self-love a surtout ; vanity a shirt ; and conscience a, jjair of breeches ; which, though a cover for lewdness as well as nastiness, is easily slipt down for... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1883 - 516 sayfa
...periwig adorns the head of the beech, and what a fine doublet of white satin is worn by the birch .... Is not religion a cloak, honesty a pair of shoes worn...a shirt, and conscience a pair of breeches, which, thoug a cover for lewdness as well as nastiness, is easily slipt down for the service of both ? . .... | |
| James Baldwin - 1883 - 612 sayfa
...is man himself but a micro coat, or rather a complete suit of clothes with all its trimmings? . . . Is not religion a cloak, honesty a pair of shoes worn out in the dirt, self-love a purtout, vanity a shirt, and conscience a pair of breeches ? . . . It will follow that those beings... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1884 - 334 sayfa
...what is man himself but a microcoat, or rather a complete suit of clothes with all its trimmings ? as to his body there can be no dispute ; but examine...vanity a shirt, and conscience a pair of breeches ? These postulata being admitted, it will follow in due course of reasoning that those beings, which... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Stanley Lane-Poole - 1884 - 342 sayfa
...all, what is man himself but a microcoat, or rather a complete suit of clothes with all its trimmings? as to his body there can be no dispute ; but examine...cloak, honesty a pair of shoes worn out in the dirt, self love a surtout, vanity a shirt, and conscience a pair of breeches ? These postulata being admitted,... | |
| Samuel Andrews (M.A.) - 1884 - 312 sayfa
...Examine even the acquirements of the mind, you will find them all contribute in their order toward furnishing out an exact dress : to instance no more...the dirt ; self-love a surtout ; vanity a shirt,' etc. — Carlyle is severe upon the superficial fashionable world, but he does not hit harder than... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1885 - 1108 sayfa
...doublet «f white sattin is worn by the birch. ... Is not religion a cloak ; honesty a pair tf shoe* worn out in the dirt ; self-love a surtout ; vanity a shirt ; and conscience • pair of breeches ; which, though a cover for lewdness as well as mistiness, i» easily slipt down... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1887 - 506 sayfa
...satin is worn by thé ; birch.... Is not religion a cloak,honesty a pair of shoes worn out in thé dirt, self-love a surtout, vanity a shirt, and conscience a pair of « est l'âme, et encore par l'Écriture, car c'est en lui * que nous avons le mouvement, la vie et... | |
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