| 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.,... | |
| 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... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 páginas
...largest tribute Heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of...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 - 1812 - 386 páginas
...largest tribute Heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of...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... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 564 páginas
...largest tribute heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, ^and most women, is owing to a scarcity...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
...largest tribute heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most' women, is owing to a scarcity...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
...largest tribute Heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of...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... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 páginas
...the serious, and pleasantries for admirers of points of wit. Garth. 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, will be apt, in speaking, to hesitate upon the choice... | |
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