| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...in general they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of larger meaning." He once told me, that he had formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple, and upon Chamber's Proposal... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...enough, but not always practicable. Difference of thoughts will produce difference of lanS " guage. He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of larger meaning; he that thinks with more subtilty will seek for terms of more nice discrimination ; and where is the... | |
| Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...but .speak with the vulgar." This is a g'ecept specious enough, but not always practicable, ifference of thought will produce difference of language. He...extent than another will want words of larger meaning ; he that thinks with more subtilty will seek for terms of more nice discrimination ; and where is... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 430 pages
...with the vulgar. This is a precept specious enough, but not always practicable. Difference of thoughts will produce difference of language. He that thinks...extent than another will want words of larger meaning] he that thinks with more subtilty will seek for terms of more nice discrimination ; and where is the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...with the vulgar. This is a precept specious enough, but not always practicable. Difference of thoughts will produce difference of language. He that thinks...extent than another will want words of larger meaning; he that thinks with more subtilty will seek for terms of more nice discrimination ; and where is the... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pages
...they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and.cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of larger meaning."" He once told me, that he had formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple, and upon Chambers's... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 388 pages
...they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of larger meaning."2 He once told me, that he had formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple, and upon... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 508 pages
...they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of a larger meaning."3 He once told me, that he bad formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple,... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of a larger meaning."'3 He once told me, that he had formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 582 pages
...the vulgar.'' This is a precept specious enough, but not always practicable. Difference of thoughts will produce difference of language. He that thinks...extent than another will want words of larger meaning ; he that thinks with more subtilty will seek for terms of more nice discrimination ; and where is... | |
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