 There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both. The great difference is, that the first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating...  The Spectator - Page 2131778Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...•knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for converfation, by fapprefsing fome, and communicating others; whereas the other lets them all indifferently...fort of difcretion, however, has no place in private converfatton between intimate friends. On fuch occafions, the wifeft men very often talk like the weakeft... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1802 - 252 pages
...indifferently fly out into words. This fort of difcrction however, has no place in private convtrfation, - between intimate friends. On fuch occafions the wifeft...men very often talk like the weakeft ; for indeed ihe talking wit1» 2. Tullj has therefore vtry juftly expofed a precept delivered by fome ancient writers,... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others ; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words. This sort of discretion, however, has noplace in piivate conversation, between intimate friends. On such... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others ; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words. This sort of discretion, however, has no place in private conversation between intimate friends. On such... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...cohverfation, by fuppreffing forne^ and communicating others ; whereas the other lets them all indifferently *y out in words. This fort of difcretion, however, has...men very often talk like the weakeft ; for indeed talking with a .friend is nothing elfe than thinking aloud. .Tally has therefore very juftly expofed... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others ^ whereas, the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words. This sort of discretion, however, has no place in private conversation between intimate friends. On such... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...O2 knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words. This sort of discretion, however, has no place in private conversation between intimate friends. On such... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...firft knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for converfation, by fuppreffing fome, and communicating others ; whereas the other lets them all indifferently...intimate friends. On fuch occafions, the wifeft men very eften talk like the weakeft ; for indeed talking with a friend is nothing elfe than thinking aloud.... | |
 | William Driverger - 1820 - 648 pages
...first knows how to pick, and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words. This sort of discretion has no place in private conversation between intimate friends. On such occasions,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words. This sort of discretion, however, has no place in private conversation between intimate friends. On such... | |
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