| John Horne Tooke - 1798 - 566 pagina’s
...thofe pretended myfterious, profound notions, exprefled " in great fwelling words, whereby fome men let up for reputation, being " this way examined, will appear to be either nonfenfr, or very flat and " jejune. And though it mould be of no other life but this, yet were " it... | |
| John Horne Tooke - 1798 - 554 pagina’s
...thofe pretended myfterious, profound notions, exprefled " in great fwelling words, whereby fome men fet up for reputation, being " this way examined, will appear to be either nonfenfe, or very flat and " jejune. And though it mould be of no other ufe but this, yet were " it... | |
| 1799 - 912 pagina’s
...thofe prrtendrd myfterious, profound notions, expreiTed in great fwelling words, whereby fome mvn fet up for reputation, being this way examined, will appear to be either nonfenfe. or very flat and jejune. And though it Qiould be of no other ufe but this» yet were it in... | |
| 1816 - 670 pagina’s
...which being " philosophically unfolded and ren" dered according to the genuine " and natural importance of words, " will appear to be inconsistencies " and...whereby " some men set up for reputation, " being rationally examined will " appear to be either nonsense, or one easy speech and character, alту flat... | |
| James Gilchrist - 1816 - 296 pagina’s
...that shelter themselves under the disguise of affected phrases; which being philosophically unfolded according to the genuine and natural import of words...and contradictions : and several of those pretended mysteries and profound notions expressed in great swelling words, whereby some men set up for reputation... | |
| John Horne Tooke - 1829 - 550 pagina’s
...which, being philosophically unfolded, and rendered according to the genuine and natural importance of words, will appear to be inconsistencies and contradictions....and jejune. And though it should be of no other use but this, yet were it in these days well worth a man's pains and study ; considering the common mischief... | |
| Sir Edward Johnson - 1842 - 622 pagina’s
...which, being philosophically unfolded, and rendered according to the genuine and natural importance of words, will appear to be inconsistencies and contradictions....and jejune. And though it should be of no other use but this, yet were it in these days well worth a man's pains and study, considering the common mischief... | |
| Edward Johnson - 1842 - 584 pagina’s
...which, being philosophically unfolded, and rendered according to the genuine and natural importance of words, will appear to be inconsistencies and contradictions....whereby some men set up for reputation, being this way exainined, will appear to be either nonsense, or very flat and jejune. And though it should be of no... | |
| William Whewell - 1852 - 316 pagina’s
...being philosophically unfolded, and rendered according to the genuine and natural importance of the words, will appear to be inconsistencies and contradictions....appear to be either nonsense, or very flat and jejune." I will give a specimen of Wilkins's system in relation to our subject. The distribution of notions,... | |
| John Horne Tooke - 1860 - 812 pagina’s
...which, being philosophically unfolded, and rendered according to the genuine and natural importance of words, will appear to be inconsistencies and contradictions....flat and jejune. And though it should be of no other we but this, yet were it in these days well worth a man's pains and study; considering the common mischief... | |
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