 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 pages
...confe-'$uently contributes to the ijiortning of our Lives. An Expedient was therefore offered, that fince Words are only Names for Things, it would be more...for all Men to carry about them, fuch Things as were neceflkry to exprefs the particular Bufinefs they are to dHcourfe on. And this Invention would certainly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 386 pages
...of our 76 *AV o YAGE our Lives. An Expedient was therefore offered, that iince Words are only !Namcs for Things, it would be more convenient for all Men to carry about them, fuch Things as were neceffary to exprefs the particular Bufinefs they are to difcourfe on. And this Invention would certainly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...confequently contributes to the Shortening of our Lives. An Expedient was therefore offered, that, fince Words are only Names for Things, it would be more...to difcourfe on. And this Invention would certainly have taken Place, to the great Eafe, as well as Health of the Subject, if the Women, in Conjunction... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...confequently contributes to the fhortning of our Lives.- An Expedient was therefore offered, that fince Words are only Names for Things, it would be more...for all Men to carry about them, fuch Things as were neceffary to cxprefs the particular Bufmefs they are to difcourfe on. And this Invention would certainly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...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 fhortening of...things, it would be more convenient for all men to tarry about them fuch things as were neceffary to exprefi the particular bufinefs they are to difcourfe... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...confequemfy contributes to the fhortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore offered, that fince words are only names for things, it would be more...for all men to carry about them fuch things as were neceffary to exprefs the particular bufinefs they are to difcoBrfe on. And this invention would certainly... | |
 | Mr. Town - 1767 - 270 pages
...be like the fages of Laputa, who (as Gulliver tells us) having fubftituted things for -words, ufed to carry about them fuch things as were neceflary to exprefs the particular bufmefs they were to difcourfe on. " I have often beheld (fays he) two of N°. 104. The CONNOISSEUR.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...confequently contributes .to the fhortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore .offered, that, fince words are only names for things, it would be more...for all men to carry about them fuch things as were neceffary to exprels the particular bufinels they are to difeburfe on. And this invention would certainly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...consequently, contributes to the shortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient, for all men to carry about them such things, as were necessary to express a particular business they are to discourse on. And this... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...consequently, contributes to the shortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names 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... | |
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An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient for all men to carry about them such things as were necessary to express the particular business they are to discourse on. 
