 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1825 - 426 pages
...hooks to hang his thoughts upon, for his own use and guidance, but almost out of the reach of every body else. It is a barbarous philosophical jargon,...if you could. In short, Mr. Bentham writes as if he was allowed but a single sentence to express his whole view of a subject in, and as if, should he omit... | |
 | English literature - 1825 - 624 pages
...hooks to hang his thoughts upon for his own use and guidance, but almost out of the reach of every body else. It is a barbarous, philosophical jargon,...which you would be glad to pick out if you could. ' Mr. Bentham, in private life, is an amiable and exemplary character. He is a little romantic, or... | |
 | 1825 - 604 pages
...hooks to hang his thoughts upon for his own use and guidance, but almost out of the reach of every body else. It is a barbarous, philosophical jargon,...which you would be glad to pick out if you could. ' Mr. Bentham, in private life, is an amiable and exemplary char racter. He is a little romantic, or... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1835 - 744 pages
...all the reputations, formalities, uncouth nomenclature and verbiage of law Latin ; and what make» it worse' it is not mere verbiage, but has a great deal of acutcncss and meaning in it, which you would be glud to pick out, if you could. Mr. Bcntham, in private... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1846 - 288 pages
...guidance, but almost ^6utof tire reach of every body else. I>. ; ja barbarous philosophical jargorj^with all the repetitions, parentheses, formalities, uncouth...if you could. In short, Mr. Bentham writes as if he was allowed but a single sentence to express his whole view of a subject in, and as if, should he omit... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1854 - 980 pages
...hooks to hang his thoughts upon, for his own use and guidance, but almost out of the reach of every body else. It is a barbarous philosophical jargon,...worse, it is not mere verbiage, but has a great deal of acnteness and meaning in it, which you would be glad to pick out if you could. In short, Mr. Bentham... | |
 | Literature - 1921 - 868 pages
...something to say, but to listen to him is work. After stigmatizing Bentham's style, Hazlitt wrote: "And what makes it worse, it is not mere verbiage,...which you would be glad to pick out if you could." There are exceptions, but, in nine cases out of ten, the man who talks or writes jargon, thinks jargon.... | |
 | Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer) - 1878 - 570 pages
...hooks to hang his thoughts upon, for his own use and guidance, but almost out of the reach of everybody the simplicity of my manner, my confident and lively...compassion besides, induced the gardener, who was a tmt has a great deal of acuteness and meaning in it, which you would be glad to pick out if you could.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1886 - 500 pages
...hooks to hang his thoughts upon, for his own use and guidance, but almost out of the reach of everybody else. It is a barbarous philosophical jargon, with...if you could. In short, Mr. Bentham writes as if he was allowed but a single sentence to express his whole view of a subject in, and as if, should he omit... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1902 - 460 pages
...hooks to hang his thoughts upon, for his own use and guidance, but almost out of the reach of every body else. It is a barbarous philosophical jargon,...if you could. In short, Mr. Bentham writes as if he was allowed but a single sentence to express his whole view of a subject in, and as if, should he omit... | |
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... is not mere verbiage, but has a great deal of acuteness and meaning in it, which you would be glad to pick out if you could. In short, Mr. Bentham writes as if he was allowed but a single sentence to express his whole view of a subject in, and as... 
