 | 1824 - 462 σελίδες
...women, is owing," says Swift, "to a scarcity of words; for whoever is master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to...words to clothe them in, and these are always ready ; so people come faster out of church when it is nearly empty, than when a crowd is at the door." Litik... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 342 σελίδες
...owing to a scarcity of matter and a scarcity of words ; for whoever is a master of language and hath a mind full of ideas will be apt in speaking, to hesitate...clothe them in, and these are always ready at the month : (o people come faster out of a Hunch when it is almost empty than when a crowd is at the door.... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 σελίδες
...owing to a scarcity of matter, and a scarcity of words ; for whoever is a master of language, and has a mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking to hesitate...have only one set of ideas, and one set of words to clotlie tliem in; and these are always ready at the mo'.iiii ; as people come ta.-.ter out of a church... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1826 - 208 σελίδες
...scarcity of words and ideas. For whoever, as he reasons on the subject, is master of language and has a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to...words to clothe them in, and these are always ready. It is something like people coming fast out of a church, when it is nearly empty, but slow when there... | |
 | 1826 - 492 σελίδες
...women, is owing," says Swift, " to a scarcity of words ; for whoever is master of language, and haft a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to hesitate upon the choice of both; whereas common'speakeri have only one set of ideas, and one set of words to clotho them in, and these are always... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 σελίδες
...owing to a scarcity of matter, and a scarcity of words; for whoever is a master of language and has a mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking to hesitate...mouth: so people come faster out of a church when it it is almost empty, than when a crowd is at the door. — Swift. DCCLVII. I look upon indolence as... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 σελίδες
...owing to a scarcity of matter, and a scarcity of words; for whoever is a master of language and has a mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking to hesitate...mouth: so people come faster out of a church when it it is almost empty, than when a crowd is at the door. — Swift. DCCLVIL I look upon indolence as a... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 σελίδες
...owing to a scarcity of matter, and a scarcity of words ; for whoever is master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to hesitate upon the choice of both. Swift. FLUID, adj. & it. i. } La!l.fluo,fluidus. See FLUID'ITY, ns £FLVENCY. Fr. fluide, FLU'IDNESS,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 σελίδες
...owing to a scarcity of matter and scarcity of words : for whoever ie a master of language, and hath 'en though vanquished, he could argue still; While...length, and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rus oue set of ideas, and one set of words to clothe them in, and these are always ready at the mouth.... | |
 | 1833 - 618 σελίδες
...and women is owing (says Swift) to a scarcity of words ; for whoever is master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to...words to clothe them in, and these are always ready; so people come faster out of church when it is nearly empty, than when a crowd is at the door. Faith... | |
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The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of matter, and a scarcity of words; for whoever is a master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking to hesitate upon the choice of both; whereas... 
