| 1728 - 340 páginas
...the Owl fattened N° i?0. The TA Ti/E'R. tened her Mice after (he had bit of their Legs, to pretent them from running away ; and if ours be the fame Reafon...Words, it will certainly anfwer the End, for I am fiire no other Nation will defiri to borrow them. Some Words are hitherto but fairly fplit$ and therefore... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 páginas
...Language. Thus we cram one Syllable, arid cut off the reft ; as the Qwl fattened her Mice after {he had bit off their Legs, to prevent them from running away ; and if ours b^ the lame Reafon for maiming of Words, it will certainly anfwer the End , for I am fure no other... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1751 - 346 páginas
...cut offthe reft ; as the VoL. VII. C "Owl iJ TATLE R. N°. ccxxx. '' Owl fattened her Mice, after fhc had bit off their '' Legs to prevent them from running...End ; for I am fure " no other Nation will defire to borrow them. Some " Words are hitherto but fairly fplit, and therefore " only in their way to Perfeftion,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 páginas
...Language. Thus we cram one Syllable, and cut off" the reft •, as the Owl fattened her Mice after me had bit off their Legs, to prevent them from running...anfwer the End, for I am fure no other Nation will define to borrow them. Some Words are hitherto but fairly fplit ; and therefore only in their Way to... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1755 - 392 páginas
...loaded with monofyllables, which are cc the difgrace of our language. Thus we tc cram onefyllable, and cut off the reft; " as the owl fattened her mice...ours be the " fame reafon for maiming of words, it tc will certainly anfwer the end ; for I am " fure no other nation will defire to bor" row them. Some... | |
| Thomas Sheridan - 1756 - 434 páginas
...Tatlers : ' Thus we cram one fyllable, and cut off the reft ; ' as the owl fattened her mice after me had bit off * their legs, to prevent them from running away ; * and if ours be the fame reafon for maiming«of ' words, it will certainly anfwer the end, for I ' ' ^am fure no other nation will defire... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 486 páginas
...language. Thus we cram one fyl' labe, and cut off the reft ; as the o\Vl fattened her ' mice after (he had bit off their legs to prevent them ' from running...ours be the fame reafon ' for maiming of words, it would certainly anfwer the • end ; for I am fure no other nation will defire to bor' row them. Some... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 392 páginas
...language. Thus we tram one lyl" lable, and cut off the relt ; as the owl fattened her '• mice after (he had bit off" their legs to prevent them " from running away ; and if ours be the lame reafon " for maiming of words, it would certainly anfwer the " end j for I am lure no other nation... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 292 páginas
...rep, and ' manjr more ; when we are already overload* ed with monofyllables, which are the di£ grace of our language. Thus we cram " one fyllable, and...them from running away ; and, if ours be the fame reafbn for maiming of words, it will certainly anfwer i " the '• the end ; for I am fure no other... | |
| Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 366 páginas
...Language. Thus we cram one fyllable, and cut oft' the rei>, as the owl fattened her mice after fee had bit off their legs, to prevent them from running away ; and if ours be the farae ceafon for maiming our words, it will certainly anfwer the the end ; for I am fure no other nation... | |
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