 A man who is furnished with arguments from the mint will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding; it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant; accommodates...  English Synonymes Explained - Page 307by George Crabb - 1826 - 713 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...mint, will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding ;...it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant ; accommodates itself to the meanest capacities ; silences the loud and clamorous, and brings over... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...mint, will convince his antagonist much <ooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding ;...it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant ; accommodates itself to the meanest capacities ; silences the loud and clamorous, and brings over... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...mint, will convince the antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding;...it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant ; accommodates itself to the meanest capacities ; silences the loud and clamorous, and brings over... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...Mint, will convince his antagonists mnch sooner than one \vh,> draws thorn from, reason and philosophy. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding,...dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant, accommodates itselt to the meanest capacities, silences the lond and clamorous, and brings over the... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1818 - 918 pages
...knowledge of a subject ; those are the least exposed to the unpleasant feeling of suspence who contine their wishes to the present. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the under. stimuli«; it dissipates erery doubt and scruple HI an instant. ADDIE»ON. The bundle of hay... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - 366 pages
...miut, will convince his antagonists much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy : gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding ; it dissipates every doubt and scruple in au For 'twill return, and turn t' account, If we are brought in play upon't ; Or but by casting knaves,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 278 pages
...mint, will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding ;...it dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant ; accommodates itself to the meanest capacities; silences the loud and clamorous, and brings over the... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1826 - 768 pages
...frequently a state between hope and fear. We have our doubts about things that have no regard to time ; ' Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding ;...dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant.' ADursoN. We are in suspence about things that are to happen in future, or that are about to be done... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 820 pages
...and hair, to quench and dissipate the force of any stroke, and retard the edge of any weapon. Ray. haste to avoid the danger he feared, he cast off...magazine, as he imagined it retarded him in the swell, whi I have begun two cr three letters to you by snatches, and been prevented from finishing them by a thousand... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...deal clearly and impartially with, yousclves. TillolMm. How ! wouldst thou clear rebellion ? Addison. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding :...dissipates every doubt and scruple in an instant. Id. A statute lies hid in a block of marble ; and the art of the statuary only clean away the superfluous... | |
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