 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1867 - 550 pagina’s
...hyperbole, in a startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense; sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous...a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose." § 3. A large mass of Butler's miscellaneous writings has been published ; and a curious discovery... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1867 - 562 pagina’s
...hyperbole, in a startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense ; sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous...sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose.'^X^ § 3. A large mass of Butler's miscellaneous writings has been published ; and a curious... | |
 | Roses - 1867 - 172 pagina’s
...scenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a mimical look or gesture passe th for it : sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes...presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being : sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose... | |
 | Treasury - 1868 - 148 pagina’s
...nonsense : sometimes a scenical representation of person or things, a counterfeit speech, a inimical look or gesture passeth for it : sometimes an affected...matter to the purpose; often it consisteth in one hardly knows what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pagina’s
...nonsense : sometimes a scenical representation 3 of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a inimical look or gesture passeth for it : sometimes an affected...hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wrestling [of] obvious matter (matter that lies in the way) to the purpose : often it consisteth in... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1869 - 558 pagina’s
...plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense ; sometimes an affected simplicity, Eometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being; sometimes...a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose." § 3. A large mass of Butler's miscellaneous writings has been published ; and a curious discovery... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 pagina’s
...nonsense: sometimes a scenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a mimical look or gesture passeth for it: sometimes an affected...presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being: sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresUng obvious matter to the purpose:... | |
 | 1869 - 596 pagina’s
...nonsense : sometimes a sccnical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a inimical look or gesture passeth for it : sometimes an affected...presumptuous bluntness giveth it being ; sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose... | |
 | 1869 - 588 pagina’s
...nonsense : sometimes a scenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a inimical look or gesture passeth for it : sometimes an affected...presumptuous bluntness giveth it being ; sometimes it riscth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1870 - 552 pagina’s
...plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense; sometimes an affected simplicity, Eometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being; sometimes...a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose." § 3. A large mass of Butler's miscellaneous writings has been published ; and a curious discovery... | |
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... an objection. Sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme of speech, in a tart irony, in a lusty hyperbole, in a startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense : sometimes a scenical representation, of persons... 
