| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 páginas
...indeed, a TifTue of many Languages ; I a Mixture of heterogeneous Words, brought togc; ther from diftant Regions, with Terms originally ' appropriated to one...drawn , by Violence into the Service of another. He muft, however, be conleiTal to have augmented our philofophical Diction; and in Defence of his uncommon... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 428 páginas
...indeed, a Tiflue of many Languages ; a Mixture of heterogeneous Words, brought together from tliilmt Regions, with Terms originally appropriated to one...drawn by Violence into the Service of another. He muft, however, be confefled to have augmented our philofophical Diction; and in Defence of his uncommon... | |
| 1774 - 390 páginas
...indeed, a Tiffue of many Languages ; : a Mixture of heterogeneous Words, brought together from diftant Regions, with Terms originally appropriated to one...drawn by Violence into the Service of another. He muft, however, be confefled to have augmented our philofophical Diction.; and in Defence of his uncommon... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...indeed, a tifluc of many languages; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from diftant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the fervice of another. He muft however be confefied to have augmented our philofophical di&ion; and in... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...indeed, a tiflue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from diftant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the fervicc of another. He muft however be confefled to have augmented our philofophical diction; and in... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 páginas
...indeed, a tifiue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from diftant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the fervice of another. He muft however be confefTed to have augmented our philofophical diftion; and in... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 páginas
...great partiality for one of his friends : of 1756), yet he saw much to censure in Browne's style. ' His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages;...confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction. . . . His innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy.' Johnson's Works, vi. 500.... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 páginas
...too great partiality for one of his friends : of 1756), yet he saw much to censure in Browne's style. 'His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages...confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction. . . . His innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy.' Johnson's Works, vi. 500.... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 páginas
...explain it, as arthritical analogies for parts that serve some animals in the place of joints. — His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages ;...and drawn by violence into the service of another." On scientific subjects the use of erudite terms, in order to avoid circumlocution, will readily be... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 páginas
...arthritical analogies for parts that serve some animals in the place of joints. — His style is, iudeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous...distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to ono art, and drawn by violence into the service of another." On scientific subjects the use of erudite... | |
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