 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 - Sivu 413tekijä(t) George Campbell - 1808Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 sivua
...school of languages, where three professors sat in conanl tion upon improving that of their own country. and leaving out vorbs and participles ; because, in reality, all things imaginable ore m nouns. The... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1833 - 222 sivua
...quality generally possessed by persons of cool temper, and is, in common Ian* guagc, 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 r -"-"e measures for their cure which I have. Rvit... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1834 - 202 sivua
...generally possessed by persons of cool temper, and is, in common language, called discretion." (7.) '' The first project was to shorten discourse, by cutting polysyllables into one." (8.) 'I shall do all I can to persuade others to take the same measures for their cure which I have.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 sivua
...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, Enoch Pond - 1835 - 240 sivua
...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 - 1835 - 266 sivua
...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 - 1837 - 260 sivua
...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... | |
 | Roscoe Goddard Greene - 1839 - 142 sivua
...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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1839 - 70 sivua
...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, tn persuade others to take the same measures for their cure, which I have. The... | |
 | George Campbell - 1840 - 450 sivua
...the following passage : " I had like to have gotten one or two broken heads for my impertinencei." This unavoidably suggests the question, How many heads...to shorten discourse by cutting polysyllables into one2." One thing may be cut into two or more ; but it is inconceivable that by cutting, two or more... | |
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