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" ... all the virtues that have been ever in mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but his follies and vices are innumerable, and time adds hourly to the heap. "
English Grammar, Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners: With an ... - Page 146
by Lindley Murray - 1805 - 328 pages
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Uiversal Improvement of Mankind...

Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...Difeafes are by thoufands, betides new and daily Additions : So, all the Virtues that have been ever in Mankind, are to be counted upon a few Fingers, but his Follies and Vices are innumerable, and Time adds hourly to the Heap. Now, the utmoft a poor Poet can do, is to get by heart a Lift of...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...difeafes are by thoufands, befides new and daily additions ; fo, all the virtues that have been ever in mankind, are to be counted upon a few fingers; but his follies and vices are innumerable, and time adds, hourly to the heap. Now the utmoft a poor poet can do, is to get by heart a lift of...
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A Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes

Robert Lowth - English language - 1763 - 226 pages
...WhatreafonAro* the Church of Rome to talk of modefty in this cafe ?" Tillotfon, Vol. I. Serm. 49. " All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but te or Plural Number ; yet not without regard to the import of the word, as conveying unity or plurality...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...difeafes are by thoufands, befides new and daily additions ; fo, all the virtues that have been ever in mankind, are to be counted upon a few fingers ; but his follies and vices are innumerable, and time adds t, hourly hourly to the heap. Now the utmoft a poo'r poet can do, is to get by heart...
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A Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes

Robert Lowth - English language - 1774 - 168 pages
...counted upon a few fingers, but bit follies and vices are innumerable." Swift, Preface to Tale of a Tub. Is not mankind in this place a Noun of Multitude,...Pronoun referring to it to be in the Plural Number, dm f \ dither in the Singular or Plural Number; yet not without regard to the import of the word, as...
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The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ...

Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...difeafes are by thoufands, befides new and daily additions : fo all the virtues that have been ever in mankind, are to be counted upon a few fingers; but his follies and vices are innumerable, and time adds hourly to the heap. Now, the utmoft a poor poet can do, is to get by heart a lift of...
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A Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes

Robert Lowth - English language - 1791 - 192 pages
...give the leaft fignv or intimation of being a traytor in his heart." Addifon, Freeholder, N° 52^ " All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but bit folliesand vices are innumerable." Swift, Preface to Tale of a Tub. Is not mankind in this 'place...
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Phraseologia Anglo-Germanica, or, A collection of more than fifty thousand ...

Friedrich Wilhelm Haussner - 1798 - 1148 pages
...him find his finders. 3d) reitt tön fcbon arbeiten lebten (ibm fd)on $u fd)affen Qu tjun] geben).— All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers , but their follies and vices are innumerable. 8Ше ífcugcnbetT Ьес SXenfcben tonnen an einem фааг...
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Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...cifes are by thoufUmls, bcfules new and daily additions : fo all the virtues, that have been ever in mankind, are to be counted upon a few fingers ; but his follies and vice* are innumerable, and time adds hourly to the heap. Now, the utmoft a poor poet can do, is to...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, with an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...for proceeding in this manner ?" " There is indeed no constitution so tame and careless of their own defence." " All the virtues of mankind are to be counted...not mankind in this place a noun of multitude, and such as requires the pronoun referring it to be in the plural number, their ? RULE v. Pronouns must...
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