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...is very often obscure. 17 its due share of praise, lie 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...

...I may call it. Jfath. A most singular and choice epithet. [Takes oui AM table-book. Hoi. He drawcth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple...abhor such fanatical phantasms, such insociable and point-devises companions ; such rackers of orthography, as to speak, dont, fine, when he should say...

...s. S rant in words ; prolix ; tedious by multiplicity of words : the noun substantive corresponding, He draweth out the thread of his verbosity Finer than the staple of his argument. Shahtpean. They ought to be brief, and not too verbau in their way of speaking ; and to propound the...

...peregrinate, as I may call it. Natk. A most singular and choice epithet. [Takes out his table book. Hol. 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"1 companions ; such rackers of orthography, as to speak,...

...contemplations rays' No. SS.—GATTY. I.. £. Last. A frizzled old Frenchman with a broken tooth $ He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. Snuffy, polite, loquacious and inspiring Intrigues. Attendant on a travelling youth Fr«m college,...

...may call it. Jfalh. A most singular and choice epithet. [Takes out his table-book. Hoi. He drawcth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple...abhor such fanatical phantasms, such insociable and point-devise1 companions ; such rackers of orthography, as to speak, dout, fine, when he should say...