 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...in general they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of larger meaning." He once told me, that he had formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple, and upon Chamber's Proposal... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pages
...they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and.cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of larger meaning."" He once told me, that he had formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple, and upon Chambers's Proposal... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 388 pages
...they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of larger meaning."2 He once told me, that he had formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple, and upon... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of a larger meaning."'3 He once told me, that he had formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of a larger meaning."3 He once told me, that he bad formed his style upon that of Sir William Temple,... | |
 | 1823
...the utmost severity of censure, or the more afflictive severity of neglect. But words are only hard to those who do not understand them ; and the critick...that thinks with more subtilty will seek for terms of moie nice discrimination ; and where is the wonder, since words are but the images of things, that... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 378 pages
...with the vulgar.' This is a precept specious enough, but not always practicable. Difference of thought will produce difference of language. He that thinks with more extent than XXXIII. X another will want words of a larger meaning; hethat thinks with more subtilty will seek for... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 690 pages
...with the vulgar.' This is a precept specious enough, but not always practicable. Difference of thought will produce difference of language. He that thinks with more extent than XXXIIr. X another will want words of a larger meaning ; he that thinks with more subtilty will seek... | |
 | 1826 - 450 pages
...precept fpccious enough, but not always practicable. Diiference of thoughts will produce diiference of language. He that thinks with more extent than...words of larger meaning ; he that thinks with more fubtilty will feek for termsof mote nice difcrimination ; and where is the wonder, iince words are... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 442 pages
...they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and cramped. " He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of a larger meaning11." He once told me, that be had formed his style upon that of sir William Temple,... | |
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That some of them have been adopted by him unnecessarily, may perhaps be allowed ; but in general they are evidently an advantage, for without them his stately ideas would be confined and cramped. "He that thinks with more extent than another, will want... 
