 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 sivua
...fome Degree a Diminution of our Lungs by Corrofion, and confe-'$uently contributes to the ijiortning of our Lives. An Expedient was therefore offered,...for all Men to carry about them, fuch Things as were neceflkry to exprefs the particular Bufinefs they are to dHcourfe on. And this Invention would certainly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 386 sivua
...of our 76 *AV o YAGE our Lives. An Expedient was therefore offered, that iince Words are only !Namcs for Things, it would be more convenient for all Men to carry about them, fuch Things as were neceffary to exprefs the particular Bufinefs they are to difcourfe on. And this Invention would certainly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 sivua
...fome Degree, a Diminution of our Lungs by Corrofion ; and confequently contributes to the Shortening of our Lives. An Expedient was therefore offered,...to difcourfe on. And this Invention would certainly have taken Place, to the great Eafe, as well as Health of the Subject, if the Women, in Conjunction... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 sivua
...fome Degree a Diminution of our Luhgs by Corrofion ; and confequently contributes to the fhortning of our Lives.- An Expedient was therefore offered,...for all Men to carry about them, fuch Things as were neceffary to cxprefs the particular Bufmefs they are to difcourfe on. And this Invention would certainly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 sivua
...that every word we fpeak, is in fome degree a diIninution of our lungs by corrofion ; and confequemfy contributes to the fhortening of our lives. An expedient...for all men to carry about them fuch things as were neceffary to exprefs the particular bufinefs they are to difcoBrfe on. And this invention would certainly... | |
 | Mr. Town - 1767 - 270 sivua
...be like the fages of Laputa, who (as Gulliver tells us) having fubftituted things for -words, ufed to carry about them fuch things as were neceflary to exprefs the particular bufmefs they were to difcourfe on. " I have often beheld (fays he) two of N°. 104. The CONNOISSEUR.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 sivua
...confequently contributes to the fhortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore offered, that fmce words are only names for things, it would be more...to difcourfe on. And this invention would certainly tamly have taken place, to the great eafe as well as health of the fubject, if the women in conjunSion... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 sivua
...imaginable are but nouns *. The other project was a fcheme for entirely abolifhing all words whatfoever ; and this was urged as a great advantage in point of...for all men to carry about them fuch things as were neceffary to exprels the particular bufinels they are to difeburfe on. And this invention would certainly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 sivua
...consequently, contributes to the shortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient, for all men to carry about them such things, as were necessary to express a particular business they are to discourse on. And this... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 sivua
...consequently, contributes to the shortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore offered, " that, since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient for all men to carry about them such things as were necessary to express a particular business they are to discourse on." And this... | |
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An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient for all men to carry about them such things as were necessary to express the particular business they are to discourse on. 
