 ... 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 answerable...  The New England Quarterly Magazine - Síða 491802Heildartexta - Um bókina
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 síður
...rs •ftrange, fometimes from a crafty wrefting obvious matter to the purpofe. Often it confiileth in one knows not what, and fpringeth up one can hardly...rovings of fancy, and windings of language. It is, in fhort, a manner of fpeaking out of the fimple and plain way, ffuch as reafon teacheth and provcth things... | |
 | William Seward - 1796 - 418 síður
...if rifeth only from a lucky hitting upon what is u ftrange, fometimes from acrafty wreftingobvious " matter to the purpofe ; often it confifteth in one...unaccountable " and inexplicable, being anfwerable to the num** berlefs rovings of fancy and windings of lan" guage. I( is, in ftiort, a manner of fpeaking **... | |
 | William Seward - 1796 - 430 síður
...wreftingobyious " matter to the purpofe ; often it confifteth in one " knows not what, and fpringcth up one can ** hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable " and inexplicable, being anfwerable to the num" berlefs rovings of fancy and windings of lan" guage- I' '?» m fho^t, a manner of fpeaking % out... | |
 | William Seward - 1804 - 492 síður
...wrefting obvious matter to the purpofe ; often " it confifteth in one knows not what, and fpring" eth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are " unaccountable and Inexplicable, being anfwer" able to the numberlefs rovings of fancy and " windings of language. It is, in fhort, a man"... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 síður
...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 answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy, and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 síður
...crafty wrestling 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 and inexplicable, being answerable to the numberless i-ovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1818 - 568 síður
...fometimes an affected fimplicity, fometimes a prefumptuous bluntnefs giveth it being : fometimes it rifeth from a lucky hitting upon what is ftrange, fometimes...rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in fliortj a manner of fpeaking out of the fimple and plain . Et herde way, (fuch as reafon teacheth and... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1818 - 584 síður
...fometimes an affe&ed fimplicity, fometimes a prefumptuous bluntnefs giveth it being : fometimes it rifeth from a lucky hitting upon what is ftrange, fometimes...rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in fliort, a manner of fpeaking out of the fimple and plain Ethercle way> (fuch as reafon teacheth and... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1819 - 368 síður
...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 answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 síður
...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 answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy, and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner... | |
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