| James Boswell - 1807 - 562 σελίδες
...it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, hi cunningly diverting or cleverly retorting an objection...in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in aqute nonsense : sometimes a scenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 σελίδες
...similitude ; sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, in cunningly diverting or cleverly retorting...bold scheme of speech, in a tart irony, in a lusty hyberbole, in a startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 σελίδες
...it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, Iil cunningly diverting, or cleverly retorting an objection : sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme *bf speech ; in a tart irony ; in a lusty hyperbole ; in a startling metaphor; in a plausible reconciling... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 σελίδες
...it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in aquirkith reason, in a shrewd intimation, 1ft cunningly diverting, or cleverly' retorting an objection : sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme 6f speech ; in a tart irony ; in a lusty hyperbole ; in a Startling metaphor; in a plausible reconciling... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 546 σελίδες
...lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, in cunnmgly diverting, or cleverly retorting an objection : sometimes...representation of persons or things ; a counterfeit speech; a mimical look or gesture passeth for it : sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous... | |
| John Mason Good - 1819 - 482 σελίδες
...answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, in cunningly diverting or cleverly relortiug an objection : sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme...startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictious, or in acute nonsense: sometimes a scenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit... | |
| John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1817 - 882 σελίδες
...intimation, in diverting, or in retorting " an objection. VOL. i. I " Sometimes " Sometimes it is to be found in a bold scheme " of speech, in a tart irony, in a lusty hyperbole, or " startling metaphor, in a colourable reconcilement " of contradictions, or in acute nonsense*.... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1819 - 360 σελίδες
...answer ; in a quirkish reason ; in a shrewd intimation ; in cunningly diverting or cleverly restoring an objection : sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme of speech ; in a tart irony ; in a , ^fiЙ^SÛ^«âíCЦ|M^il?ШîШ^ ' . -i 'А1Йщш^ШаЬй1айШ§^ ;'¿ •-^р^й*^^-^^^^ I ^a)S!¡í¿s№^K%^í... | |
| 1821 - 400 σελίδες
...sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd imitation, in cunningly diverting, or cleverly retorting, an...contradictions, or in acute nonsense : sometimes a apenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a miinical look oj gesture, passetlj... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 418 σελίδες
...similitude : sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quivkish reason, in a shrcv;d intimation, in cunningly diverting or cleverly retorting...couched in a bold scheme of speech, in a tart irony. in all collections, sir, the desire of augmenting them grows stronger in proportion to the advance in... | |
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