 For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen of real hopes, bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning...  The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Including ... - Page 38by Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 470 pages
...notwithstanding all the good intentions of the legislature, as we have lately found by a severe instance. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 452 pages
...following example, where the construction of two members connected by a copulative is unnecessarily varied. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen of real hopes, t. right wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 pages
...following example, where the construction of two members connected by a copulative is unnecessarily varied. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1838 - 460 pages
...following example from Swift, which shall serve for the second instance of inaccuracy in the verbs. "It is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1840 - 450 pages
...following example from Swift, which shall serve for the second instance of inaccuracy in the verbs. " It is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1847 - 516 pages
...following example, where the construction of two members connected by a copulative is unnecessarily varied. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1849 - 472 pages
...following example from Swift, which shall serve for the second instance of inaccuracy in the verbs. /" It is confidently reported that two young gentlemen...profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 pages
...notwithstanding all the good intentions of the legislature, as we have lately found by a severe instance. For it is confidently reported that two young gentlemen...profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1859 - 512 pages
...example, where the con-struction of two membei-s connected by a copulative is unnecessarily varied. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 pages
...^griestcraftjjiotwithstanding all the good intentions of the legislature, as we have lately found by a severe instance. For it is confidently reported that two young gentlemen...profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of~causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning,... | |
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