 | 1786 - 588 страници
...cunld have expreffed its contents ; and fo ponderous was his language, that fcntiments lei's lofty and lefs folid than his were, would have been encumbered not adorned by it. *' Mr. Johnlon WAS not intentionally, however, a |,o;npnui convcrferj and though he wafc accufed of ufing... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1788 - 556 страници
...could have exprefled its contents ; and fo ponderous was his language,, that ientiments lefs lofty and lefs folid than his were, would have been encumbered,...perhaps the elevation of the thought would have been difgraced by a drefs lefs fuperb. He ufed to fay, " that the fize of a man's underftanding might always... | |
 | 1788 - 524 страници
...lefs lofty and lefs fulid tban his were, would have been encumbered, not adorned by it. Mr. Johulbn was not intentionally however a pompous converfer ; and though he was accufed of ufiug big words as they are called, it was only when little ones would not exprels Us meaning as clearly,... | |
 | 1791 - 302 страници
...have expreffed its contents ; and fo ponderous was . his language, that fentiments, lefs lofty and lefs folid than his were, would have been encumbered,...a pompous converfer ; and though he was accufed of ufmg big words as they are called, it was only when little ones would not exprefs his meaning as clearly,... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 страници
...expressed its contents; and so ponderous was his Ian-. e, that sentiments, less lofty and less solid than his were, would have been encumbered, not adorned by it. " Mr. Johnson was not intentionally however a pompons con* verser ; and though he was accused of usjng big... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 страници
...by it. He was not intentionally, however, a pompous converser : and though he was accused of using big words, as they are called, it was only when little ones could not express his meaning as clearly, or when, perhaps, the elevation of the thought would have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 страници
...expressed its contents ; and so ponderous was his language, that sentiments less lofty and less solid than his were, would have been encumbered, not adorned by it. Mr. Johnson was not intentionally, however, a pompous converser ; and though he was accused of using big... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 страници
...expressed its contents ; and so ponderous was his language, that sentiments less lofty and less solid than his were, would have been encumbered, not adorned by it. Mr.* Johnson was not intentionally, however, a pompous converser ; and though he was accused of using big... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 544 страници
...expressed its contents; and so ponderous was his language, that sentiments less lofty and less solid than his were, would have been encumbered, not adorned by it. Mr. Johnson was not intentionally, however, a pompous converser; and though he was accused of using big... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 546 страници
...expressed its contents; and so ponderous was his language, that sentiments less lofty and less solid than his were, would have been encumbered, not adorned by it. Mr. Johnson was not intentionally, however, a pompous converser; and though he was accused of using big... | |
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His mind was so comprehensive, that no language but that he used could have expressed its contents; and so ponderous was his language, that sentiments less lofty and less solid than his were, would have been encumbered, not adorned by it. Mr. 
