 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pagina’s
...trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the...affinity of their sound. Sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression ; sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude; sometimes it is lodged... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pagina’s
...a trivial saying, or in forging an opposite tale; sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the...affinity of their sound : sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humourous expression : sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude : sometimes it is lodged... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pagina’s
...trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale ; sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the...affinity of their sound: sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humourous expression : sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude ; sometimes it is lodged... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pagina’s
...apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity oftheir sense, or the affinity of their sound. Sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression ; sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude ; sometimes it is lodged... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 480 pagina’s
...trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the...affinity of their sound : sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression, sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude : sometimes it is lodged... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 482 pagina’s
...trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the affinity of their sound : somelima it is wrapped in a dress of humoroui expression, sometimes it lufketh under an odd similitude... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1819 - 368 pagina’s
...trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the...affinity of their sound : sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of luminous expression ; sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude. Sometimes it is lodged... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pagina’s
...trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the...of their sound : sometimes it is •wrapped in 'a dress of humorous expression : sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude: sometimes it is lodged... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pagina’s
...tale ; sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their serge, or the affinity of their sound : sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression : sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude : sometimes it is lodged... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 440 pagina’s
...that some time or other that should be the case with him." Mr. Wilkes said to me, loud enough for Dr. sense, or the affinity of their sound : sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression : sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude: sometimes it is lodged... | |
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