...I may call it. ffath. A most singular and choice epithet. [Taket out hit tabk-book. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, such unsociable and point-devise^ companions ; such rackers of orthography,...

...speaks without stopping to take breath, with ease, with point, with elegance, and without " spinning the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument." He may be said to weave words into any shapes he pleases for use or ornament, as the glass-blower moulds...

...speaks without stopping to take breath, with ease, with point, with elegance, and without " spinning the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument." He may be said to weave words into any shapes he pleases for use or ornament, as the glassblower moulds...

...may call it. Nath. A most singular and choice epithet. [ Takes out his table book. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical fantasms, such insociable and point-devise 8 companions ; such rakers of orthography,...

...vainglorious, boastful. Nath. A most singular and choice epithet. [ Takes out his Table-book. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fantastical phantasms, such insociable and pointdevise 6 companions ; such rackers of...

...vainglorious, boastful. Nath. A most singular and choice epithet. [ Takes out his Table-book. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fantastical phantasms, such insociable and pointdevise 6 companions ; such rackers of...

...perversion of language, for the pleasure of turning* the Scripture into ribaldry, or of calling Jesus1 an impostor. Though his style is in general correct...thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument."3 In endeavoring to avoid vulgar terms, he too frequently dignifies trifles, and clothes...

...Archdeacon Travis. After giving Mr. Gibbon's style, its due share of praise, he remarks that, " Mr. " Gibbon sometimes draws out the thread of his " verbosity finer than the staple of his argu" ment*:" that, " in endeavouring to avoid " vulgar terms, he too frequently dignifies " trifles,...

...Travis. After giving Mr, Gibbon's style, 17 its due share of praise, he remarks that, " Mr. " Gibbon sometimes draws out the thread of his " verbosity finer than the staple of his argu" ment*:" that, " in endeavouring to avoid " vulgar terms, he too frequently dignifies *' trifles,...

...Herrys, may, perhaps, incur the charge of diffuseness ; we, however, do not think the poet has weaved " the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument." " I've seen, indeed, the hopeful bud Of a ruddy rose, that stood Blushing to behold the ray Of the...