 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 ページ
...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...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 - 430 ページ
...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 - 416 ページ
...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 - 412 ページ
...imaginable 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...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 - 468 ページ
...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...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 - 382 ページ
...imaginable 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...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 - 1812 - 374 ページ
...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... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 ページ
...participles, because in reality all things imaginable are but nouns. The other was a scheme for entirely abolishing all words whatsoever: and this was urged...brevity. For it is plain, that every word we speak is in sume degree a diminution of our lungs by corrosion, and consequently contributes to the shortning of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 ページ
...whatsoever; aud this WM urged as a great advantage in point of health, <u» 81 « GULLIVER'S TRAVELS »»n as brevity, For it is plain, that every word we speak is, m some degree, a diminution of oar lungs by corrosion ; and consequently contribute .0 toe shortening... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1835 - 574 ページ
...us or to each other. " There was a scheme," he says, " for entirely abolishing all words whatoever, and this was urged as a great advantage in point of health as well as revity. For it is plain, that every word we speak is, in some degree, a ' i liiiutinu of our lungs... | |
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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... 
