 His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the service of another.  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 260by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1774 - 390 pages
...indeed, a Tiffue of many Languages ; : a Mixture of heterogeneous Words, brought together from diftant Regions, with Terms originally appropriated to one...Diction.; and in Defence of his uncommon Words and . Expreffions, we muft confider, that he had uncommon Sentiments, and was not content to exprefs in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 pages
...indeed, a TifTue of many Languages ; I a Mixture of heterogeneous Words, brought togc; ther from diftant Regions, with Terms originally ' appropriated to one...into the Service of another. He muft, however, be conleiTal to have augmented our philofophical Diction; and in Defence of his uncommon Words and Kxpreilions,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...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 fervicc of another. He muft however be confefled to have augmented our philofophical diction; and in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...indeed, a tifluc 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 confefied to have augmented our philofophical di&ion; and in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...indeed, a tifiue 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 confefTed to have augmented our philofophical diftion; and in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...indeed, a tissue of many languages; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one...drawn by violence into the service of another. He must however be confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction. . . . His innovations are sometimes... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one...drawn by violence into the service of another. He must however be confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction. . . . His innovations are sometimes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 pages
...indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one...drawn by violence into the service of another. He must however be confessed to have augmented our philosophical diction : and in defence of his uncommon... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one...and drawn by violence into the service of another." On scientific subjects the use of erudite terms, in order to avoid circumlocution, will readily be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 548 pages
...indeed, a .tissne of many langnages ; a mixtnre of heterogeneons words, bronght together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one...drawn by violence into the service of another. He mnst however be confessed to have angmented onr philosophical diction : and in defence of his nncommon... | |
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