 ... in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the simple and...  Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life - Page 94by James Boswell - 1887Full view - About this book
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...the simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by) which by a pretty Surprizing uncouthness in conceit or expression doth affect and...raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of ap» prehension, a special felicity of invention, a vivacitj of spirit, and reach of wit more than... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...simple and plain way (such as reason 'teacheth and proveth things by) which by a pretty Surprizing uncouthness in conceit or expression doth affect and...wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth Jidmiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of inx-ention, a vivacity... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...simple and plain w;ay (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by) which by a pretty surprizing uncouthness in conceit or expression doth affect and...some won•der, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiselh admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of invention,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pages
...the simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by) which by a pretty surprizing uncouthness in conceit or expression doth affect and...vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar. It seemeth to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; a notable... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 480 pages
...short, a manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as re.ir.on teacheth and provcth things by), which by a pretty surpris*ing uncouthness...expression, doth affect and amuse the fancy, stirring on it tome "wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 pages
...good as to send a set of my Lives to Mr. ing out of the simple and plain way, (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by,) which by a pretty surprising...conceit or expression, doth affect and amuse the fancy, •taring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raised* admiration, as signifying... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pages
...language. It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by), which by a pretty surprising...wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiratfon, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of invention, a vivacity... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...language. It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by), which by a pretty surprising...affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, nnd breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension,... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pages
...language. It is, in short, a manner [No. 9. _ out of the simple and plain way, (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by,) which, by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression, doth aflect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pages
...language. It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way, (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by,) which by a pretty surprising...vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar ; it-seeming to arejue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable... | |
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