 Hudibras has given, why those who can talk on trifles speak with the greatest fluency ; namely, that the tongue is like a race-horse, which runs the faster the lesser weight it carries. Which of these reasons soever may be looked upon as the most probable,...  Cheveley: Or, The Man of Honour - Page 149by Baroness Rosina Bulwer Lytton Lytton - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 296 pages
...greatest fluency; namely, that the tongue is like a race-horse, which runs the faster the lesser weight if carries. Which of these reasons soever may be looked...was very natural, who, after some hours conversation witli a female orator, told her, that he believed her tongue was very glad when she was ssleep, for... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 pages
...the, greatest fluency; namely, that the tongue is like a race-horse, which runs the faster the lesser weight it carries. Which of these reasons soever may be looked upon as the most probable, 1 think the Irishman's thought was very natural, who, after some hours conversation with a female orator,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 384 pages
...(a), which runs the faster the lesser weight it carries. V&L, IV. A a 278 THE SPECTATOR. No. -247. Which of these reasons soever may be looked upon as...he believed her tongue was very glad when she was asleepi for that it had not a moment's rest all the while she was awake. That excellent old ballad... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...greatest fluency; namely, that the tongue n likr a race-horse, which runs the faster the leeer weicht it carries. Which of these reasons soever may be looked upon as the most probable, 1 think the IrUbman'« thought was very natural, who after some hour* conversation with a female orator... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...the greatest fluency; namely, that the tongue is like a race-horse, which runs the foster, the lesser weight it carries. Which of these reasons soever may...told her : « That he believed her tongue was very glaJ when she was asleep, for that it had not a moment's rest all the while the was awake. » That... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pages
...the greatest fluency . namely, that the tongue is likes race-horse, which runs the faster the lesser Irisbnut'l thought was very natural, who after some houn conversation with a female orator told her,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 1118 pages
...the greatest fluewr. namely, that the tongue is like a race horse, which rune tbe f*stt the lesser weight it carries. Which of these reasons soever may be looked upon as the eos probable, I think the Irishman's thought was very natural, wbo after some hours' conversation with... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 624 pages
...the tongue is like a racehorse, which runs the faster the lesser weight it carries.' Which of those reasons soever may be looked upon as the most probable,...he believed her tongue was very glad when she was aslecp, for that it had not a moment's rest all the while she was awake. That excellent old ballad... | |
 | 1856 - 372 pages
...the greatest fluency ; namely that the tongue is like a race-horse, which runs the faster the lesser weight it carries. Which of these reasons soever may...think the Irishman's thought was very natural, who, atter some hours' conversation with a female orator, told her, that he believed her tongue was very... | |
 | John Timbs - 1856 - 374 pages
...the greatest fluency ; namely that the tongue is like a race-horse, which runs the faster the lesser weight it carries. Which of these reasons soever may...think the Irishman's thought was very natural, who, alter some hours' conversation with a female orator, told her, that he believed her tongue was very... | |
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