... only from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable, and inexplicable ; being... The Life of Samuel Johnson - Page 218by James Boswell - 1889Full view - About this book
| 1865 - 980 pages
...what is strange ; sometimes from a crafty wresting obvions matter to the purpose ; often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly...manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (snch as reason teacheth and knoweth things by), which, by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit... | |
| 1865 - 496 pages
...wresting obvious matter to the purpose; often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth np one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and fcnoweth things by), which, by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression, doth affect... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1865 - 822 pages
...which we are acquainted is contained in Barrow's Sermons.* " Its ways," says the learned Doctor, " are unaccountable and inexplicable ; being answerable...language. It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the pimple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and showeth things by) which by a preUy surprising uncouthness... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose : often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its way* are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings... | |
| Henry Reed - 1866 - 502 pages
...from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose ; often it consisted) in one knows not \v?iat, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways...speaking out of the simple and plain way, (such as reasoning teacheth and proveth things by,) which, by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or... | |
| Philip Henry Bagenal - 1884 - 398 pages
...the purpose. Often it consisteth in one hardly knows what, and springcth up one can hardly tell how, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language.' It would be hard to say which of these numerous forms of wit and humour Bernal Osborne did not at some... | |
| James Boswell - 1884 - 626 pages
...springeth up one can hardly tell how. tre unaccountable and inexplicable ; being answerable to the -s rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in short, a >f speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as reason proveth things by), which, by a pretty... | |
| Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 824 pages
...the purpose. Often it consisteth in one hardly knows what, and springet]] up one can hardly tell how, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language. — BAKBOW. Value not Factitious. — It is largely because this sense of humor is unattainable that... | |
| James Boswell - 1887 - 652 pages
...what is strange : sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly...speaking out of the simple and plain way, (such as reason teacheih and proveth things by,) which by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression,... | |
| Joseph Baldwin - 1887 - 334 pages
...certain notion thereof than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being...numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language.' " The emotions occasioned by the flat or the dry arc the opposite of those occasioned by sparkling... | |
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