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" His style isj indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought toge-ther from distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the service of another. "
The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical ... - Page 140
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 1

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...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces. ...

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...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 1

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...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...indeed, a tifiue 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 confefTed to have augmented our philofophical diftion; and in...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

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...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

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...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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 of...confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction. . . . His innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy.' Johnson's Works, vi. 500....
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...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 of heterogeneous...confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction. . . . His innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy.' Johnson's Works, vi. 500....
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Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...as arthritical analogies for parts that serve some animals in the place of joints. — His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of...and drawn by violence into the service of another." On scientific subjects the use of erudite terms, in order to avoid circumlocution, will readily be...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...arthritical analogies for parts that serve some animals in the place of joints. — His style is, iudeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous...distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to ono art, and drawn by violence into the service of another." On scientific subjects the use of erudite...
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