 | Samuel Daniel - 1718 - 416 pages
...openly upon a Singularity ; when our own accuftomed Phrafe, fet in the due Place, would exprefs u* more familiarly and to better Delight, than all this idle Affectation of Antiquity or Novelty can ever do. And I cannot but wonder at the ftrangc Prefumption of fome Men, that dare fo audacioufly... | |
 | Isaac Bassett Choate - English literature - 1891 - 356 pages
...to the language. The whole essay is of itself a fine example of English in the time of Elizabeth. " And I cannot but wonder at the strange presumption of some men, that dare so audaciously to introduce any whatsoever foreign words, be they never so strange ; and of themselves- as it were,... | |
 | Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin - English literature - 1893 - 580 pages
...openly upon a singularity ; when our own accustomed phrase, set in the due place, would express us more familiarly and to better delight than all this idle affectation of antiquity or novelty can ever do. And I cannot but wonder at the strange presumption of some men, that dare so audaciously... | |
 | Henry Morley - English literature - 1893 - 538 pages
...works. delight than nil this idle affectation of antiquity or novelty can ever do. And I cannot bul wonder at the strange presumption of some men, that dare so audaciously to introduce any whatsoever foreign words, be they never so strange ; and of themselves, as it were,... | |
 | Ernest Rhys - English poetry - 1897 - 290 pages
...expresse vs more familiarly and to better delight then all this idle affectation of antiquitie or noueltie can euer do. And I cannot but wonder at the strange...audaciously aduenture to introduce any whatsoeuer forren words, be they neuer so strange ; 1 and of themselues, as it were, without a Parliament, without... | |
 | Ernest Rhys - English poetry - 1897 - 288 pages
...another kinde of speech out of the course of our vsual practise, openly vpon a singularitie ; when owre accustomed phrase, set in the due place, would expresse vs more familiarly and to better delight then all this idle affectation of antiquitie or noueltie can euer do. And I cannot but wonder at the... | |
 | Ernest Rhys - English poetry - 1897 - 286 pages
...another kinde of speech out of the course of our vsual practise, openly vpon a singularitie ; when owre accustomed phrase, set in the due place, would expresse vs more familiarly and to better delight then all this idle affectation of antiquitie or noueltie can euer do. And I cannot but wonder at the... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - Criticism - 1904 - 526 pages
...course of our vsuall practise, displacing our wordes, or inuenting new, onely vpon a singularitie, when our owne accustomed phrase, set in the due place, would expresse vs more a° familiarly and to better delight than all this idle affectation of antiquitie or noueltie can euer... | |
 | Jean Jules Jusserand - English literature - 1906 - 594 pages
...us."2 We ought not to be, writes Daniel, " both unkinde and unnaturall to our owne native language. ... I cannot but wonder at the strange presumption of some men, that dare so audaciously adventure to introduce any whatsoever forraine wordes, be they never so strange, and of themselves... | |
 | John Lowry Moore - English language - 1909 - 48 pages
...inuenting new, openly vpon a singularitie : when our owne accustomed phrase, set in the due place, u-ould expresse vs more familiarly and to better delight,...that dare so audaciously aduenture to introduce any whatsoever forraine wordes, bee they neuer so strange; and of themselues as it were, without a Parliament,... | |
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And I cannot but wonder at the strange presumption of some men, that dare so audaciously... 
