 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 pages
...and moft Women, is owing to .the Scarcity of Matter, and Scarcity of Words ; for whoever is .a Mafter of Language, and hath a Mind full of Ideas, will be apt in fpeaking to hefitate upon the Choice qf both : Whereas common Speakers have only one? Set of Ideas,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pages
...moft Women, is owing to the Scarcity of Matter, and Scarcity of Words •, for whoever is a Matter of Language, and hath a Mind full of Ideas, will be apt in fpeaking to hefitate upon the Choice of both : Whereas common Speakers have only one Set of Ideas,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pages
...and ' moft Women, is owing to a Scarcity of Matter, and Scarcity of Words ; for whoever is a Mafter of Language, and hath a Mind full of Ideas, will be apt in fpeakingto hefitate upon the Choke of both : Whereas common Speakers have only one Set of Ideas, and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 pages
...and moft women, is owing to a fcarcity of matter, and a fcarcity of words ; for whoever is a mafter of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt in fpeaking to hefltate upon the choice of both ; whereas common fpeakers have only one fet of ideas,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...and moft women, is owing to a fcarcity of matter, and a fcarcity of words ; for whoever is a mafter of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt in fpeaking to hefitate upon the choice of both; whereas common; fpeakers have only one fet of ideas,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...and moft women, is owing to a fcarcity of matter, and a fcarcity of words ; for whoever is a mafter of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt in fpeaking to hefitate upon the choice of both : whereas common fpeakers have only one fet of ideas,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pages
...and molt women, is owing to a fcarcity of matter, and a fcarcity of words ; for whoever is a maftcr of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will •be apt in fpeaking to hefitate upon the choice of both ; whereas common fpeakers have only one fet of ideas,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...and inoft women, is owing to a fearcity of matter, and a fearcity of words ; for whoever is a mailer of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt in fpeaking to hefitate upon the choice of both : whereas common fpeakers have only one fet of ideas,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pages
...ridiculed. Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives, and the sincerest part of our devotion. '. j The common fluency of speech in many men, and most...of words ; for whoever is a master of language, and has a mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking to hesitate upon the choice of both ; whereas common... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 250 pages
...himself on his. death-bed. It is printed in his Works, vol. I o. CCVII. COMMON 'FLUENCY OF SPEECH. The common fluency of speech in many men and most women is owing to a scarcity of matter.and a scarcity of .words, for whoever is master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas,... | |
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... has a mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking to hesitate upon the choice of both ; whereas common speakers have only one set of ideas, and one set of words to clothe them in; and these are always ready at the mouth : so people come... 
