 They look upon fraud as a greater crime than theft, and therefore seldom fail to punish it with death; for they allege, that care and vigilance, with a very common understanding, may preserve a man's goods from thieves, but honesty hath no fence against...  The Pamphleteer - Page 523edited by - 1815Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...fome publick Mark of his Favour, and Proclamation is made of his Innocence through the whole City. THEY look upon Fraud as a greater Crime than Theft, and therefore feldom fail fail to punifli it with Death ; for they alledge, that Care and Vigilance, with a very... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...fome -public Mark of his Favour, and Proclamation is made of his Innocence through the whole City. . . They look upon Fraud as a greater Crime than Theft, and therefore feldom fail to punifh it with Death ; for they alledge, that Care and Vigilance, with a very common... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...him fome public mark of his favour, and proclamation is made of his innocence thro' the whole city. THEY look upon fraud as a greater crime than theft, and therefore feldom fail to punifh it with death ; for they alledgc, that care and vigilance, with a very common... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...fome publick mark of his favour, and proclamation is made of his innocence through the whole city. They look upon fraud as a greater crime than theft, and therefore feldom fail to punifh it with death ; for they alledge, that care and vigilance, with a very common... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...him fome public mark of his favour, and proclamation is made of his innocence throagb the whole city. They look upon fraud as a greater crime than theft, and therefore feldom fail to pnnifli it with death ; for they а!Ыде, that care and vigilance, with a very common... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...some publick mark of his favour, and proclamation is made of his innocence through the whole city. They look upon fraud as a greater crime than theft,...goods from thieves, but honesty has no fence against superiour cunning ; and since it is necessary that there should be a perpetual intercourse of buying... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 446 pages
...him some public mark of his favour, and proclamation is made of his innocence through the whole city. They look upon fraud as a greater crime than theft,...man's goods from thieves, but honesty has no fence agmnst superior cunning; and since it is necessary that there should be a perpetual intercourse of... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...him fome public mark of his favour, and proclamation is made of his innocence through the whole city. They look upon fraud as a greater crime than theft, and therefore feldomt fail to puniih it with death ; for they alledge, that care and vigilance, with a very common... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - Dystopias - 1882 - 76 pages
...proclamation is made of his innocence through tho whole city. They look upon fraud as a greater grime than theft, and therefore seldom fail to punish it with death ; for they allege, that cure and vigilance, with a very common understanding, may preserve a man's goods from thieves, but... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 128 pages
...him some public mark of his favour, and proclamation is made of his innocence through the whole city. They look upon fraud as a greater crime than theft,...preserve a man's goods from thieves, but honesty has no defence against superior cunning ; and, since it is necessary that there should be a perpetual intercourse... | |
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