...be applied to Larcher ; for there is reason to suspect that in his chronological essays "he draweth the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument," and that the web of history must be woven of better materials than can be collected from Athenaeus...

...may call it. Nath. A most singular and choice epithet. [Takes out his table-book. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, such iusociable and point-devise]! companions; such rackers of orthography,...

...thrasonical.] Boastful, bragging, Jrom Terence. 7 He w too picked,]- nicely drest. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical Unit asms, such insociable and point-devise * companions ; such rackers of orthography,...

...call it. Nath. A most singular and choice epithet. \ [Takes out his table-book. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, such insociable and point-devise companions ; such rackers of orthography,...

...can be expressed of the Doctor's work, may be given in the language of Shakspeare, " that he draws the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument." That there are two or three brilliant passages, we wiU readily allow; but even these are overlaid with...

...little attention to. He is in no danger of running into Don Adriano de Armado's error of " drawing out the thread of his " verbosity finer than the staple of " his argument." The author should have filled up the portrait, and he would by that means have made his essay more...

...call it. Nath. A most singular and choice epithet. [ Takes out his table-book. Hoi. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical phantasms, such insociable and point-devise ' companions ; such rackers of orthography,...

...Herrys, may, perhaps, incur the charge of diffuseness; we, however, do not think the poet has weaved " the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument." " I've seen, indeed,:the hopeful bud Of a ruddy rose, that stood Blushing to behold the rav Of the...

...Herrys, may, perhaps, incur the charge of diffuseness ; we, however, do not think the poet has weaved " the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument." " I've seen, indeed, the hopeful bud Of a ruddy rose, that stood Blushing to behold the ray Of the...

...Hermaphroditus." MALONE. . A most singular and choice epithet. [Takes out his table-book. HOL. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such fanatical phantasms 6, such insociable and pointdevise 7 companions ; such rackers of...