But Rousseau had not, like Montesquieu, a position which guaranteed him from serious danger; he was not wealthy like Helvetius; he had not the wonderful suppleness and trickiness which even without his wealth would probably have defended Voltaire himself; and he lacked entirely the "bottom" of Freron and Diderot.   anvd [Please select]

Two considerations seem to justify this reasoning: the trickiness of the smart Yankees who forged citizenship papers, and the indelible character of British allegiance.   anvd [Please select]

When there was just a suspicion of trickiness--neglecting the paling between your cattle and your neighbour's clover field--"He's no juist the man for an elder."   anvd [Please select]