 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1707 - 488 pages
...Man,in all myfterious Artifices. There need no more be faid of his Ability, than that he was chofen to cozen, and deceive a whole Nation which was thought to excel in craft and cunning : which he did wich notable pregnancy and dexterity, and prevailed with a People, that could not otherwife be prevailed... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1731 - 508 pages
...myfterious Artifices. There need no more be laid of his Ability, than that he was chofen to couzen, and deceive a whole Nation which was thought to excel...dexterity, and prevailed with a People, that could nototherwife be prevailed upon, than by advancing their Idol Presbytery, to facrifice their Peace,... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1793 - 268 pages
...man, in all mysterious artifices. There need no more be said of his ability, than that he was chosen to cozen and deceive a whole nation, which was thought to excel in craft and cunning ; which * State Trials, II. 435. he did with notable pregnancy and dexterity, and prevailed with a people,... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1807 - 720 pages
...man, in all myfterious artifices. There need no more be faid of his ability, than that he was chofen to cozen and deceive a whole nation, which was thought...otherwife be prevailed upon than by advancing their idol Prefbytery, to facrifke their peace, their intereft, and their faith, to the erecting a power and authority... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 614 pages
...292. Sir Harry Vane the younger. " There need no more be said of his ability, than that he was chosen to cozen and deceive a whole nation, which was thought to excel in craft and cunning." Could out-cheat a Scot. P. 293. "Those of the nobility and gentry who did really desire to serve the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 618 pages
...292. Sir Harry Vane the younger. " There need no more be said of his ability, than that he was chosen to cozen and deceive a whole nation, which was thought to excel in craft and cunning." Could out-cheat a Scot. P. 293. "Those of the nobility and gentry who did really desire to serve the... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 822 pages
...ability, than that he was chosen to cozen, and deceive a whole nation that was thought to excel ill craft and cunning : which he did with notable pregnancy...dexterity, and prevailed with a people, that could not otherwise be prevailed' upon than by advancing their idol prtsbyteiy, to sacrifice their peace, their... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1826 - 662 pages
...ability, than that he was chosen 1643. to cozen and deceive a whole nation, which was thought to excel1 in craft and cunning: which he did with notable pregnancy...dexterity, and prevailed with a people, that could not otherwise be prevailed upon than by advancing their idol presbytery, to sacrifice their peace, their... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 408 pages
...man in all mysterious artifices. There need no more be said of his ability, than that he was chosen to cozen and deceive a whole nation, which was thought...dexterity, and prevailed with a people, that could not otherwise be prevailed upon than by advancing that idol Presbytery, to sacrifice their peace, their... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 406 pages
...man in all mysterious artifices*. There need no more be said of his ability, than that he was chosen to cozen and deceive a whole nation, which was thought...dexterity, and prevailed with a people, that could not otherwise be prevailed upon than by advancing that idol Presbytery, to sacrifice their peace, their... | |
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There need no more be said of his ability, than that he was chosen to cozen and deceive a whole nation, which was thought to excel in craft and cunning; which he did with notable pregnancy and dexterity... 
