| 1840 - 612 pages
...it now than when they were originally written. ' Whereas our tongue is mixed, it is no disgrace. ' The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as a...even nice as a woman, scarce ' daring to open her lippes for fear of marring her countenance. ' The Spanish majesticall, but fulsome, running too much... | |
| Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1838 - 524 pages
...destroy its original force. " Whereas our language," as old Camden says, "is mixed, it is no disgrace. The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as a...but even nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lippes for fear of marring her countenance. The Spanish majesticall but fulsome, running too much on... | |
| 1838 - 514 pages
...destroy its original force. " Whereas our language," as old Camden says, "is mixed, it is no disgrace. The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as a...water. The French delicate, but even nice as a woman, scarec daring to open her lippes for fear of marring her countenance. TheSpanishmajesticall but fulsome,... | |
| Joseph Bosworth - 1838 - 940 pages
...observes : " Whereas our tongue is mixed, it is no disgrace. The Italian is pleasant, but without sinewes, as a still fleeting water. The French delicate, but even nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lippes, for fear of marring her countenance. The Spanish majesticall, but fulsome, running too much... | |
| Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1838 - 518 pages
...old Camden says, "is mixed, itisno disgrace. The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as astill fleeting water. The French delicate, but even nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lippes for fear of marring her countenance. The Spanish majesticall but fulsome, running too much on... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pages
...originally written. " Whereas our tongue is mixed, it in no disgrace. VOL. XXXVHI.—JAN4AHV, 1839, 3 The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as a still, fleeting water. Tho French delicate, but even nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lippes for fear of marring... | |
| 1841 - 532 pages
...names and surnames, as well as names of places, from it. " The ground of our own tongue," he remarks, " appertaineth to the old Saxon. The Italian is pleasant...Spanish majestical, but fulsome, running too much on the 0, and terrible like the divell in a play. The Dutch manlike, but withal very harsh, as one ready at... | |
| 1841 - 524 pages
...names and surnames, as well as names of places, from it. " The ground of our own tongue," he remarks, " appertaineth to the old Saxon. The Italian is pleasant...majestical, but fulsome, running too, much on the 0, and terrible like the divell in a play. The Dutch manlike, but withal very harsh, as one ready at... | |
| 1841 - 524 pages
...names and surnames, as well as names of places, from it. " The ground of our own tongue," he remarks, " appertaineth to the old Saxon. The Italian is pleasant...without sinews, as a still fleeting water. The French delicatej but even nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lips for fear of marring her countenance.... | |
| 1860 - 444 pages
...mixed, it is no disgrace. The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews ; the French delicate, but, ever nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lips, for fear of marring her countenance ; the Spanish, majestic, but fulsome ; the Dutch, manlike, bnt •withal very harsh, as one ready at every word to... | |
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