... under an odd similitude ; sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, in cunningly diverting or cleverly retorting an objection ; sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme of speech, in... Titan: A Monthly Magazine - Pagina 1481846Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Henry Howard Roberts - 1923 - 210 pagina’s
...cunningly diverting or cleverly retorting an objection ; sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme of speech, in a tart irony, in a lusty hyperbole, in...a counterfeit speech, a inimical look or gesture, passeth for it ; sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being... | |
| Carolyn Wells - 1923 - 804 pagina’s
...cunningly diverting or cleverly restoring an objection; sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme of speech; in a tart irony; in a lusty hyperbole; in...representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a mimical look or gesture, passeth for it. Sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1931 - 422 pagina’s
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| James Boswell - 1931 - 1260 pagina’s
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