 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1787 - 482 pages
...feparate the relative who, from its antecedent our countrymen ; in this way : " About " an age or two ago, this kind of wit was very " much in vogue among our countrymen, " who did not practife it for any oblique reate fon, but purely for the fake of being witty." Spectator,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1793 - 518 pages
...the ftructure of the fentence. Thus, in the fpeftator, (No. 54.) "This kind of wit," faysmr. Addifon, "was " very much in vogue among our countrymen, " about an age or two ago, who did not pradlife " it for any oblique reaibn, but purely for the " fake of being witty." We are at no lofs... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...manner 'as not to feparate the relative who from its antecedent countrymen. " About an age or two age this kind of wit was very much in vogue among our countrymen, who did not pradYife it for anyoblique reafon, but purely for the fake of being witty.!' It is folly... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...sentence, when these relatives are out of their proper place. " This kind of wit," says an author, " was very much in vogue among our countrymen, about an age or two ago ; who did not practise it for any oblique reason, but purely for the sake of being witty." We are at no loss about... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...sentence, when these relatives are out of their proper place. " This kind of wit,'.' says an author, " was very much in vogue among our countrymen, about an age or two ago ; voho did not practise it for any oblique reason, but purely for the sake of being witty." We are... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...feparate the relative who from its antecedent our countrymen ; in this way : " About an age or two ago, this kind of wit was very much in vogue among our countrymen, who did not practife it," &c. The following paflage is ftill more cenfurable. " It is folly to pretend... | |
 | 1807 - 530 pages
...separate the relative who from its antecedent oar countrymen ; in this way: " About an age or two ago this kind of wit was very much in vogue among our countrymen, who did not practise it," &c. The fallowing passages are far more censurable: " It is folly to pretend... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...separate the relative who from its antecedent our countrymen-; in this way: * i About an age or two ago, this kind of wit was very much in vogue among our countrymen, who did not practise it," Sec. The following passage is still more censurable. " It is folly to pretend... | |
 | Jonathan Morgan - English language - 1814 - 298 pages
...have only to follow nature, who always places the appendage, nextto the thing, to which it belongs. "This kind of wit was very much in vogue, among our countrymen, about an age or two ago, who did not practice it for any oblique reason,, but purely for the sake of being witty." The order ef the words... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1820 - 388 pages
...place, we .always find something awkward and disjointed in the structure of the sentence. Uhis. 1. " This kind of wit was very much in vogue among our countrymen, ahout an age or two ago, who did not practise it for any ohlique reason. hut purely for the sake of... | |
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About an age or two ago, this kind of wit was very much in vogue among our countrymen, who did not practise it, 
