 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1834 - 590 pages
...his historic manner ? — ' Though his style is, in general, correct and elegant, he sometimes draws out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. In endeavouring to avoid vulgar terras, he too often dignifies trifles, and clothes common thoughts in a splendid dress that would... | |
 | Catherine Grace F. Gore - 1836 - 986 pages
...... 2 SPALDING ... 34 ARMYTAGE . . . 109 was already officially registered! CHAPTER IX. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, >uch point-device companions, such rackers of orthography ! SHAESPlU.EE.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 554 pages
...may call it. Nath. A most singular and choice epithet. [ Takes out his table-book. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, such insociable and point-devise5 companions ; such rackers of orthography,... | |
 | Edward Mammatt - Art - 1837 - 370 pages
...must presently discover that a most undeserved compliment has been paid to him, since " he draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument." At first sight, it would seem to be a paradox that the fame of Higgons should stand so high among our... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1837 - 516 pages
...may call it. Jfath. A most singular and choice epithet, \Takt3 out his tabte-book. Hoi. Ho drawcth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his arprumcnt. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, such insociable nml point-devise' companions ; such rockers... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...may call it. \iiUi. A most singular and choice epithet. [Takes out his table book. Hoi. He draweth 1 abhor such fanatical fantasms, such insociable and point-devise companions ; such rackers of orthography,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1838 - 744 pages
..." too spruce, too affected, too odd, as it were, too peregrinate, as 1 may call it. — He draweth Dor. Is it true, think I abhor sucb fanatical phantasms, such insociable and point devise companions; such rackers of orthography,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...deal of discoveries ; but when you find him out, you have him ever after. 11— iii. 6. 200 He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical fantasms, such insociable and point-devicef companions, such rackers of orthography.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - Historians - 1839 - 496 pages
...of calling Jesus an impostor. Though his style is in general correct and elegant, he sometimes draws out " the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple...be rich enough for the noblest ideas. In short, we arc too often reminded of that great man, Mr. Prig the auctioneer, whose manner was so inimitably fine,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 480 pages
...deal of discoveries ; but when you find him out, you have him ever after. 11— iii. 6. 200 He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical fantasms, such insociable and point-device* companions, such rackers of orthography.... | |
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He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. 
