 | John Wesley - Biography - 1781 - 720 pages
...muft be owned, that the colour* are rather faded; and the pencil does not appear to have been the moft flattering in the world : but no matter, it is the...and not of a mercenary, who only wants to pleafe. It might alfo be made of very confiderable ufe to fociety : thefe dumb orators could give the moft... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1789 - 388 pages
...muft be owned that the colours are rather faded ; and the pencil does not appear to have been the moft flattering in the world. But no matter, it is the...We were alleging too, that it might be made of very conftderable utility to fociety ; and that thefe dumb orators could give the rnoft pathetic ledhires... | |
 | Arminianism - 1822 - 872 pages
...must be owned, that the colours are rather faded, and the pencil does not appear to have been the most flattering in the world. But no matter, it is the...of truth, and not of a mercenary who only wants to please. We were alleging, too, that they might be made of very considerable use to society, and that... | |
 | Josiah Priest - Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 660 pages
...must be owned, that the colours are rather faded; and the pencil does not appear to have been the most flattering in the world : but no matter, it is the...of truth, and not of a mercenary. who only wants to please. It might also be made of very considerable use to society : these dumb orators could give t!ic... | |
 | Charles Buck - Anecdotes - 1831 - 418 pages
...must be owned that the colours are rather faded; and the pencil does not appear to have been the most flattering in the world. But no matter : it is the...of truth, and not of a mercenary who only wants to please. We were alleging, too, that it might be made of very considerable utility to society, and that... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...must be owned that the colours are rather faded : and the pencil does not appear to have been the most flattering in the world But no matter, it is the pencil...of truth and not of a mercenary, who only wants to please. We were alleging too, that it might be made of very considerable utility to society; and that... | |
 | Charles Buck - Anecdotes - 1841 - 520 pages
...must be owned that the colors are rather faded ; and the pencil does not appear to have been the most flattering in the world. But no matter : it is the...of truth, and not of a mercenary who only wants to please. We were alleging, too, that it might be made of very considerable utility to society, and that... | |
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... excited by these venerable figures, you only consider this as a vast gallery of original portraits, drawn after the life, by the justest and most unprejudiced hand. It must be owned that the colours are rather faded : and the pencil does not appear... 