 The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of matter, and a scarcity of words; for whoever is a master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to hesitate upon the choice of both...  Lives of wits and humourists - Página 116por John Timbs - 1862Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 514 páginas
...and moft women, is owing to a fcarcity of matter, and a fcarcity of words ; for whoever is a mafter of language, and has a mind full of ideas, will be apt in fpeaking to hefitate upon the choice of both; whereas common fpeakers have only one fet of ideas.,... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 250 páginas
...himself on his. death-bed. It is printed in his Works, vol. I o. CCVII. COMMON 'FLUENCY OF SPEECH. The common fluency of speech in many men and most women is owing to a scarcity of matter.and a scarcity of .words, for whoever is master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas,... | |
 | Solomon Grildrig - 1805 - 412 páginas
...as an argument in favour of their erudition. It is rather owing to a scarcity of matter and an equal scarcity of words; for whoever is a master of language,...full of ideas, will be apt in speaking, to hesitate in the choice of both: whereas common speakers have only one set of ideas and one set of words to cloth... | |
 | Solomon Grildrig - 1805 - 390 páginas
...as an argument in favour of their erudition. It is rather owing to a scarcity of matter and an equal scarcity of words; for whoever is a master of language,...full of ideas, will be apt in speaking, to hesitate in the choice of both : whereas common speakers have only one set of ideas and one set of words to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 386 páginas
...ridiculed. Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most...of words ; for whoever is a master of language and Las a mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking to hesitate upon the choice of both; whereas common... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 páginas
...ridiculed. Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most...of words ; for whoever is a master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking to hesitate upon the choice of both ; whereas common... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 564 páginas
...ridiculed. Complaint is the largest tribute heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, ^and most...upon the choice of both ; whereas common speakers hive only one set of ideas, and one set of words to clothe them in ; and these are always ready at... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 páginas
...ridiculed. Complaint is the largest tribute heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most'...language, and has a mind full of ideas, will be apt ifl speaking to hesitate upon the choice of both ; whereas common speakers have only one set of ideas,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 342 páginas
...ridiculed. Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most...of words ; for whoever is a master of language and hath a mind full of ideas will be apt in speaking, to hesitate upon the choice of both, whereas common... | |
 | 1826 - 492 páginas
...women, is owing," says Swift, " to a scarcity of words ; for whoever is master of language, and haft a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to hesitate upon the choice of both; whereas common'speakeri have only one set of ideas, and one set of words to clotho them in, and these are always... | |
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