 | 1865 - 980 Seiten
...crafty wresting obvions matter to the purpose ; often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (snch as reason teacheth and knoweth things by), which, by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1865 - 822 Seiten
...which we are acquainted is contained in Barrow's Sermons.* " Its ways," says the learned Doctor, " are unaccountable and inexplicable ; being answerable...language. It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the pimple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and showeth things by) which by a preUy surprising uncouthness... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 Seiten
...purpose : often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its way* are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable...rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in sliort, a manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way, (such as reason teacheth and proveth... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1866 - 312 Seiten
...crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose ; often it consistcth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...teacheth and proveth things by), which by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression doth affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some... | |
 | Roses - 1867 - 172 Seiten
...crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose : often it consisted! in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...teacheth and proveth things by,) which, by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression, doth affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some... | |
 | Wayne E. Burton - 1867 - 674 Seiten
...crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...language. It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the simplo and plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth tilings by), which by a pretty surprising... | |
 | Samuel Davey - 1879 - 302 Seiten
...crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language." Following this unique description, we may say also that it twists, jerks, and tosses words into every... | |
 | John Stoughton - 1879 - 358 Seiten
...crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose ; often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language." Sydney Smith says this is not a definition of wit, but a description. l Very true ; and the distinction... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 Seiten
...consists in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable und ibone speakinjr out of the simple and plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by), which by... | |
 | Arthur B. Davison - 1880 - 396 Seiten
...crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose ; often it consists in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...teacheth and proveth things by — which by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression doth affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some... | |
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... from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose; often it consisteth in one knows not what and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable... 
