 The other was a scheme for entirely abolishing all words whatsoever ; and this was urged as a great advantage in point of health as well as brevity ; for it is plain that every word we speak is in some degree a diminution of our lungs by corrosion, and...  Lectures on the philosophy of the human mind - Strana 293podľa Thomas Brown - 1833 - Počet stránok 692Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - Počet stránok 386
...imaginable are but Nouns. THE other was a Scheme for entirely abolishing all Words whatfoever ; and this was urged as a great Advantage in point* of Health...well as Brevity. For it; is plain, that every Word we fpeak is in fome degree a Diminution of our Lungs by Corrofion, and confequently contributes to the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - Počet stránok 386
...imaginable are but Nouns. The other Project was a Scheme for intirely abolifhing all Words whatfoever ; and this was urged as a great Advantage in Point of Health,...well as Brevity. For it is plain, that every Word we fpeak is, in fome Degree, a Diminution of our Lungs by Corrofion ; and confequently contributes to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - Počet stránok 430
...was a Scheme for entirely abolifhing al) Words whatfoever : And this was urged as a great Advantag% in Point of Health as well as Brevity. For, it is plain, that every Word we fpeak is in fome Degree a Diminution of our Luhgs by Corrofion ; and confequently contributes to the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - Počet stránok 416
...was a fcheme for entirely abolifningt all words whatfoever; and this was urged as at great ad Tantage in point of health, as well as brevity. For it is plain, that every word we fpeak is in fome degree a diminution of our lungs by corrofion ; and confequently contributes to the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - Počet stránok 412
...are bat «ouns - . The other project was a fcheme for eniirely abolifhing all word* wbatfoever ; and this was urged as a great advantage in point of health,...well as brevity. For it is plain, that every word we fpeak, is in fome degree a diIninution of our lungs by corrofion ; and confequemfy contributes to the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - Počet stránok 468
...imaginable are but nouns.. The other project was a fcheme for fn.tirely abolifhing all words whatfoever; and this was urged as a great advantage in point of health,...well as brevity. For it is plain, that every word we fpeak, is in feme degree a diminution of our lungs by eorrofion ; and confequently contributes to the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - Počet stránok 382
...are but nouns *. The other project was a fcheme for entirely abolifhing all words whatfoever ; and this was urged as a great advantage in point of health,...well as brevity. For it is plain, that every word we fpeak, is in fome degree a diminution of our lungs by cor.rofion ; and confequently contributes .to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - Počet stránok 406
...imaginable are but nouns. The other project was, a scheme for intirely abolishing all words whatsoever ; and this was urged as a great advantage in point of health,...for things, it would be more convenient, for all men ro carry about them such things, as were necessary to express a particular business they are to discourse... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - Počet stránok 524
...imaginable are but nouns. The other project was, a scheme for entirely abolishing all words whatsoever; and this was, urged as a great advantage in point of health,...names for things, it would be more convenient for tl /r '/I ? K x; Yl § *Jf V v -H ,-w X K' 'I /i y, 1 f. =Tl= 1 all men to carry about them such things... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - Počet stránok 374
...nouns. The other project was, a scheme for entirely abolishing all words whatsoever ; aud this was uged as a great advantage in point of health, as well as...lungs by corrosion ; and consequently, contributes tot he shortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore ottered, " that since words are only names... | |
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