 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 sivua
...little, and the other, by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a vaporing, superficial pretender acquires the reputation of a...the other, many a vacant dunderpate, like the owl, 5 the stupidest of birds, comes to be complimented, by a discerning world, with all the attributes... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 sivua
...astonishing magnitude of his ideas ! There are two opposite ways by which some men get into notice,—one by talking a vast deal, and thinking a little, and the other, hy holding their tongues and not . pretender acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts, thinking... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 sivua
...consequence of the astonishing magnitude of his ideas ! There are two opposite ways by which some men get into notice,— -one by talking a vast deal, and thinking a * Pronounre<l TireeJIer, 13* little, and the other, by holding their tongues and not thinking at all.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 472 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world ; one by talking faster than they think ; and the other by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 490 sivua
...by which some men make a figure in the world ; one by-talking faster than they think ; ;i ml t h< - other by holding their tongues and not think.ing at all. By the first many a" smafterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 476 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world ; one by talking faster than they think ; and the other by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 304 sivua
...consequence of the astonishing magnitude of his ideas ! There are two opposite ways by which some men get into notice— one by talking a vast deal and thinking a Tittle, and the other ay holdmg their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first many a vapouring... | |
 | Popular educator - 1854 - 922 sivua
...consequence of the astonishing magnitude of his ideas ! There are two opposite ways by which some men get into notice, — one by talking a vast deal, and...tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a vaporing, superficial pretender acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts, — by the other,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1854 - 472 sivua
...opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world ; one by talking faster than they think ; and the other by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first many a smatterer acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts ; by the other many a dunderpate, like the... | |
 | 1856 - 428 sivua
...little, and the other, by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. By the first, many a vaporing, superficial pretender acquires the reputation of a man of quick parts, — by the other, many я vacant dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be complimented, by a discerning... | |
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There are two opposite ways by which some men make a figure in the world: one by talking faster than they think and the other by holding their tongues and not thinking at all. 
