 When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarized the 'terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas.  The Rambler - Page 242by Samuel Johnson - 1809Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...the simplicity of common life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper : ' When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas1.' And, as to the second part... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...the simplicity of common life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper : ' When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas'.' And, as to the second part... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper : <* When common words weve less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas."4 And, as to the second part... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony of its...ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy by applying them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any... | |
 | 1803 - 268 pages
...licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony of its...popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any word not authorised by former writers ; for I believe, that whoever knows the English tongue in its present... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 354 pages
...licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps) I have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony of its...ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...unusual structure, and words derived from the learned languages. His own account of the matter is, " When " common words were less pleasing to the ear, " or less distinct in their signification, 1 fami" liarized the terms of philosophy, by applying " them to popular ideas." But he forgot the observation... | |
 | 1806 - 420 pages
...pleafing to the ear, or lefs diftinQ: in their fignification, I have familiarifed the terms of philofophy, by applying them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any word not authorifed by former writers ; for I believe that whoever knows the Englijh tongue in its prefent extent,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...the simplicity of common life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper: " When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas." * And, as to the second part... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 412 pages
...licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, 1 have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony of its...ear, or less -distinct in their signification, I have familiarised Ihe terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any... | |
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