 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pages
...that have made a great noise of late. The " design, it seems, is to avoid the dreadful imputa" tion of pedantry ; to show us that they know the " town,...is the best and truest ornament of most things in " human life ; which the politer ages always aimed " at in their building and dress (simplex munditiis)... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 pages
...most noise of late.' The design, it seems, is to avoid the dreadful imputation of pedantry; to shew us that they know the town, understand men and manners,...the best and truest ornament of most things in life, •u hich the politer ages always aimed at in their building and dress, Simplex mu;iditiis, as well... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 638 pages
...d.-eadful imputation of pedantry j to shew us that they know the town, understand men and manners, 2:11! have not been poring upon old unfashionable books...introducing into our style that simplicity which is £e best and truest ornament of most things in life, -liich the politer ages alwaysaimed at in their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 554 pages
...sophisters, so I have read them in some of those sermons that have made a great noise of late. The design, it seems, is to avoid the dreadful imputation of pedantry...is the, best and truest ornament of most things in. human life; which the politer ages always aimed at in their building and dress (simplex munditiis)... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 446 pages
...most noise of late.' The design, it seems, is to avoid the dreadful imputation of pedantry ; to shew us that they know the town, understand men and manners,...ornament of most things in life, which the politer ages alwavs aimed at in their building and dress, Simplex munditiis, as well as their productions of wit.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 pages
...sophisters, so I have read them in some of those sermons that have made a great noise of late. The design, it seems, is to avoid, the dreadful imputation of pedantry...instrument of introducing into our style that simplicity^, winch is the best and truest ornament of most things in human life ; which the politer ages always... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 384 pages
...sophisters, so I have read them in some of ' those sermons that have made most noise of late.' The design, it seems, is to avoid the dreadful imputation of pedantry...simplicity which is the best and truest ornament of all things in life, which the politer ages always aimed at in their building and dress, simplex munditiis,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 862 pages
...sophisters, so I have read them in some of ' Those sermons that have made most noise of late.' The design, it seems, is to avoid the dreadful imputation of pedantry ; to show us that they know tne town, understand men and manners, and have not been poring upon old unfashionable books in the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 518 pages
...great noise of late. The design, it seems, is to avoid the dreadful imputation of pedantry ; to shew us that they know the town, understand men and manners,...is the best and truest ornament of most things in human life ; which the politer ages always aimed at in their building and dress, (simplex munditiis,)... | |
 | 1831 - 704 pages
...have read them in some of " those sermons that have made most noise of late." The design, it seerns, raptures the spirits, delights the glut, and gives such airs to the countenance, as are not to he tho university. * I should be glad to see you the instrument of introducing into our style that simplicity... | |
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I should be glad to see you the instrument of introducing into our style that simplicity, which is the, best and truest ornament of most things in. human life... 
