 We next went to the school of languages, where three professors sat in consultation upon improving that of their own country. The first project was to shorten discourse by cutting polysyllables into one, and leaving out verbs and participles, because...  The Philosophy of Rhetoric - Page 413by George Campbell - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 lehte
...of languages, where three professors sat in consultation, upon improving that of their own country. The first project was, to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one, and leaving out verbs and participles ; because, in reality, all things imaginable are but nouns. The... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 178 lehte
...quality general'y possessed by persons o! cool temper, and is, in common language, called discretion. The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one. ] shall do all I can, to persuade others to take the same measures for their cure which I have. The... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 542 lehte
...quality generally possessed by persons of cool temper, and is, in common language, called discretion. The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one. I shall do all I can, to persuade others to take the same measures for their cure which I have. The... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 lehte
...of languages, where three professors sat in consultation upon improving that of their own country. The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one, and leaving out verbs and participles, because, in reality, all things imaginable are but nouns. The... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1817 - 216 lehte
...quality generally possessed by persons of cool temper, and is, in common language, called discretion. The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one. The greatest masters of critical learning differ among one another. Micaiah said, if ihou certainly... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 lehte
...of languages, where three professors sate in consultation upon improving that of their own country. The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one, and leaving out verbs and participles, because in reality all things imaginable are but nouns. The... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1823 - 236 lehte
...quality generally possessed by persons of cool temper, and is, in common language, called discretion. The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one. I shall do all I can, to persuade others to take the same measures for their cure which I have. The... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 184 lehte
...quality generally possessed by persons of cool temper, and is, in common language, called discretion. The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one. I shall do all I can, to persuade others to take the same measures for their cure which I have. The... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1828 - 268 lehte
...language, called discretion. In the reign of Henry II. all foreign commodities were plenty in England. The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one. I shall do all I can, to persuade others to take ihe same measures for their cure which 1 have. The... | |
 | Roscoe Goddard Greene - 1830 - 124 lehte
...quality generally possessed by persons of cool temper, and is, in common language, called discretion. The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one. I shall do all I can to persuade others to take the same measures for their cure which I have. The... | |
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