| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1834 - 600 pages
...conversation, who does not call to mind Porson's malicious description of his historic manner ? — ' Though his style is, in general, correct and elegant,...verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. In endeavouring to avoid vulgar terms, he too often dignifies trifles, and clothes common thoughts in... | |
| Catherine Grace F. Gore - 1836 - 986 pages
...... 2 SPALDING ... 34 ARMYTAGE . . . 109 was already officially registered! CHAPTER IX. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, >uch point-device companions, such rackers of orthography ! SHAESPlU.EE.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1836 - 554 pages
...may call it. Nath. A most singular and choice epithet. [ Takes out his table-book. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, such insociable and point-devise5 companions ; such rackers of orthography,... | |
| Edward Mammatt - 1837 - 370 pages
...must presently discover that a most undeserved compliment has been paid to him, since " he draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument." At first sight, it would seem to be a paradox that the fame of Higgons should stand so high among our... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1837 - 516 pages
...may call it. Jfath. A most singular and choice epithet, \Takt3 out his tabte-book. Hoi. Ho drawcth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his arprumcnt. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, such insociable nml point-devise' companions ; such rockers... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...may call it. \iiUi. A most singular and choice epithet. [Takes out his table book. Hoi. He draweth 1 abhor such fanatical fantasms, such insociable and point-devise companions ; such rackers of orthography,... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 pages
..." too spruce, too affected, too odd, as it were, too peregrinate, as 1 may call it. — He draweth Dor. Is it true, think I abhor sucb fanatical phantasms, such insociable and point devise companions; such rackers of orthography,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...deal of discoveries ; but when you find him out, you have him ever after. 11— iii. 6. 200 He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical fantasms, such insociable and point-devicef companions, such rackers of orthography.... | |
| Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 496 pages
...language, for the pleasure of turning the Scripture into ribaldry, or of calling Jesus an impostor. Though his style is in general correct and elegant,...verbosity finer than the staple of his argument." In endeavouring to avoid vulgar terms he too frequently dignifies trifles, and clothes common thoughts... | |
| William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 480 pages
...deal of discoveries ; but when you find him out, you have him ever after. 11— iii. 6. 200 He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical fantasms, such insociable and point-device* companions, such rackers of orthography.... | |
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