...author has committed, not by idleness or negligence, but for want of Boyle's or Newton's philosophy." " His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages —...appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the •errice of another. He must, however, be confessed to hare augmented our philosophical diction; and,...

...than explain it, as arthritical analogies, for parts that serve some animals in the place of joints. ns on the Desirableness and Necessity of a supernatural Revelation." This was the last book that pliilosophical diction ; and in defence of his uncommon words and expressions, we must consider, that...

...obscure ; it strike?, but does not please ; it commands, but does no' allure : his tropes are harsh, and his combinations uncouth. He fell into an age...words, brought together from distant regions, with tonns originally appropriate to one art, and drawn by violence into the service of another.'' ' THOUGHTS...

...subject on which he might try his plastic skill, by moulding it according to his own fancy. His «yle is, indeed, a tissue of many languages; a mixture...Together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriate to ono art, and drawn by violence into the service of another.''' THOUGHTS ON DEATH AND...

...obscure ; it strike?, but docs not please j it commands, but docs no* allure : his tropes are harsh, and his combinations uncouth. He fell into an age...together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriate to one art, and drawn by violence into the service of another." ' THOUGHTS ON DEATH AND...

...pomps." obscure; it strikes, but docs not please; it commands, but does not allure: his tropes are harsh, and his combinations uncouth. He fell into an age...together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriate to one •>rt, and drawn by violence into the service of another." ' THOUGHTS ON DEATH...

...subject on wliich ha raigh' try his plastic skill, by moulding it according to his own fancy. His Myle is, indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture...together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriate to one "it, and drawn by violence into the service of another." ' THOUGHTS ON DEATH AND...

...a subject on which he rnigb' try his plastic skill, by moulding it according to his own fancy. Hi« style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages; a mixture...together from distant regions, with terms originally appropiiate to one •rt, and drawn by violence into the service of another." ' THOUGHTS ON DEATH AND...

...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 fervice of another. He muft, however, be confefled to have augmented our philofophical diction ; and...

...subject on which he migb* try his plastic skill, by moulding it according to his own fancy. Hii rtyle is, indeed, a tissue of many languages; a mixture...together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriate to one Tt, and drawn by violence into the service of another." * THOUGHTS ON DEATH AND...