 I shall say but little at present of their Learning, which for many Ages hath flourished in all its Branches among them : But their manner of Writing is very peculiar, being neither from the Left to the Right, like the Europeans ; nor from the Right to...  Prose - Page 8311826Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character) - 1901 - 410 pages
...at present of their learning, which for many ages hath flourished in all its branches among thenx: but their manner -of writing is very peculiar, being...left, like the Arabians; nor from up to down, like the Chinese ; but aslant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1903 - 440 pages
...imagination. I shall say but little at present of their learning, which for many ages hath flourished in all its branches among them : but their manner...like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinese ; but aslant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their... | |
 | Gustaf Adolf Bergström - English language - 1906 - 236 pages
...genitive attribute. The reason of the irregularity is, in my opinion, subject-change. SWIFT, tlull. 83: their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the left to the right, like the Arabians, nor from up to down, like the Chinese, but aslant . ., like ladies in England. RUSKIN, Stones... | |
 | Gustaf Adolf Bergström - English language - 1906 - 244 pages
...genitive attribute. The reason of the irregularity is, in my opinion, subject-change. SWIFT, Gull. 83: their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the left to the right, like ilic Arabians, nor from up to down, like the Chinese, but aslant . ., like ladies in England. RUSKIN,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - Gulliver, Lemuel (Fictitious character) - 1914 - 168 pages
...imagination. I shall say but little at present of their learning, which for many ages hath flourished in all its branches among them; but their manner of...left, like the Arabians; nor from up to down like the Chinese; but aslant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1919 - 740 pages
...imagination. I shall say but little at present of their learning, which for many ages hath nourished in all its branches among them : but their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither f romthe left to the right, like the Europeans ; nor from the right to the left, like the Arabians... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1922 - 354 pages
...imagination. I shall say but little at present of their learning, which for many ages hath flourished in all its branches among them : but their manner...like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinese ; nor from down to up, like the Cascagians ; 1 but aslant from one corner of the paper to the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1922 - 358 pages
...imagination. I shall say but little at present of their learning, which for many ages hath flourished in all its branches among them : but their manner...from the left to the right, like the Europeans ; nor Tom the right to the left, like the Arabians ; nor from up ) down, like the Chinese ; nor from down... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1924 - 492 pages
...imagination. I shall say but little at present of their learning, which for many ages hath flourished in all its branches among them: but their manner of...the left to the right, like the Europeans; nor from right to the left, like the Arabians; nor from up to down, like the Chinese; nor from down to up, like... | |
 | George William McClelland - English literature - 1925 - 1178 pages
...imagination. I shall say but little at present of their learning, which for many ages hath flourished Chinese; nor from down to up, like the Cascagians; but aslant from one corner of the paper to the other,... | |
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