 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 pages
...indeed, a TifTue of many Languages ; I a Mixture of heterogeneous Words, brought togc; ther from diftant Regions, with Terms originally ' appropriated to one...drawn, by Violence into the Service of another. He muft, however, be conleiTal to have augmented our philofophical Diction; and in Defence of his uncommon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 428 pages
...indeed, a Tiflue of many Languages ; a Mixture of heterogeneous Words, brought together from tliilmt Regions, with Terms originally appropriated to one...drawn by Violence into the Service of another. He muft, however, be confefled to have augmented our philofophical Diction; and in Defence of his uncommon... | |
 | 1774 - 390 pages
...indeed, a Tiffue of many Languages ; : a Mixture of heterogeneous Words, brought together from diftant Regions, with Terms originally appropriated to one...drawn by Violence into the Service of another. He muft, however, be confefled to have augmented our philofophical Diction.; and in Defence of his uncommon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...indeed, a tifluc of many languages; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from diftant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the fervice of another. He muft however be confefied to have augmented our philofophical di&ion; and in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...indeed, a tiflue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from diftant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the fervicc of another. He muft however be confefled to have augmented our philofophical diction; and in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 562 pages
...indeed, a tiffue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from diftant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the fervice of another. He muft however be confefled to have augmented our philofophical diction; and in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...great partiality for one of his friends : of 1756), yet he saw much to censure in Browne's style. ' His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages; a mixture...confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction. . . . His innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy.' Johnson's Works, vi. 500.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 680 pages
...great partiality for one of his friends: of 1756), yet he saw much to censure in Browne's style. ' His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages; a mixture...confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction. ... His innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy.' Johnson's Works, vi. 500. '... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...great partiality for one of his friends : of 1756), yet he saw much to censure in Browne's style. 'His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture...confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction. . . . His innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy.' Johnson's Works, vi. 500.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1801 - 730 pages
...obscure ; it strikes, but does- not please : his tropes are harsh, and his combinations uncouth. — His style is,, indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought t&gether from distant regions, with terms originally appropriate to one art, and drawn by violence... | |
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... a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the service of another. 
