| Basil Montagu - 1839 - Страниц: 404
...aflected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being : sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from...manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth thing•s by), which by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit... | |
| William Bradford Homer, Edwards Amasa Park - 1842 - Страниц: 434
...sarcastical twitches that are needful to pierce the thick skins of men. Sometimes it arose only from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting of obvious matter to the purpose; often it consisted in one knows not what, and sprang up one can hardly... | |
| James Boswell - 1843 - Страниц: 588
...presumptuous bluntnua* giveth it being: sometime* it riselh only from a lucky hitting upon what i> strange: sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious...Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable; being answeruble to the numberiea ravings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner of... | |
| 1847 - Страниц: 640
...ariseth only from a lucky hitting what is strange ; sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable ; being...manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and knoweth things by.)" His account of the feelings caused by wit is an admirable... | |
| 1865 - Страниц: 820
...which we are acquainted is contained in Barrow's Sermons.* " Its ways," says the learned Doctor, " are unaccountable and inexplicable ; being answerable...manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and showeth things by) which by a pretty surprising uncouthness or conceit... | |
| 1844 - Страниц: 671
...affected simplicity; sometimes a presumptuous bluntness eiveth it beine; sometimes it riseth only from a lucky hitting upon what is strange; sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter ю the purpose ; often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up we csa hardly tell how."... | |
| Isaac Barrow - 1845 - Страниц: 692
...affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness giveth it being : sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange ; sometimes from...manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by), which by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit... | |
| Anna Maria Hall - Страниц: 842
...affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giK'h it being ; sometimes it risclh from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from...one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable &nd o;2 33 inexplicable, beinganswerable to the numberless rovings of -fancy and windings of language.... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - Страниц: 512
...affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness giveth it being; sometimes it riseth only from a lucky hitting upon what is strange; sometimes from...knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell ho\v. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy... | |
| John Seely Hart - 1845 - Страниц: 404
...affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being ; sometimes it riseth only from a lucky hitting upon what is strange ; sometimes from...wresting obvious matter to the purpose ; often it consists in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable... | |
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