 | 1844 - 784 pages
...beautiful language. I can tolerate a Germanism for family sake ; but he who uses a Latin or a French phrase, where a pure old English word does as well, ought to be hung, drawn, and quartered for high-treason against his mother tongue.' The following are most amusing revelations of his own character,... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...own day, second to none in the mastery of English composition ; "he, who uses a " Latin or a French phrase where a pure old " English word does as well,..." drawn and quartered for high treason against his CHAP, " mother tongue."* The principle of Hume might " ' . seem to lead almost unavoidably to a choice... | |
 | English literature - 1844 - 618 pages
...can tolerate a Germanism for family sake ; but he who uses a Latin or a French phrase where a pure pure old English word does as well, ought to be hung,...quartered for high treason against his mother-tongue. ' I am grieved that you never met Coleridge : all other men whom I have ever known are mere children... | |
 | John Warden Robberds - 1843 - 550 pages
...beautiful language. I can tolerate a Germanism for family sake ; but he who uses a Latin or a French phrase where a pure old English word does as well,...quartered for high treason against his mother-tongue. " Had I been at Norwich, I would have besought you not to undertake an office so inadequate and so... | |
 | Authors, English - 1843 - 544 pages
...I can tolerate a Germanism for family sake ; but he who uses a Latin or a French phrase where a < 4 pure old English word does as well, ought to be hung,...quartered for high treason against his mother-tongue. " Had I been at Norwich, I would have besought you not to undertake an office so inadequate and so... | |
 | American literature - 1850 - 602 pages
...every other tongue escape him. In a letter to his friend, William Taylor of Norwich, he says : — " I can tolerate a Germanism for family sake ; but he...drawn, and quartered for high treason against his mother tongue." (The letter is dated February 1803.) His exception of German is markworthy ; as likewise... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1844 - 684 pages
...that he can tolerate a Germanism, for family sake ; but he adds : ' He who uses a Latin or a French phrase where a pure old English word does as well,...high treason against his mother-tongue.' ..." The Song of the Neio Year, by Mrs. NICHOLS, in a late number,' writes a Boston correspondent, ' is an excellent... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1844 - 634 pages
...tliat he can tolerate a Germanism, for family sake ; but he adds : ' He who uses a Latin or a French phrase where a pure old English word does as well,...treason against his mother-tongue.' • • • ' The Sung of the AVin Year, by Mrs. NICHOLS, in a late number,' writes a Boston correspondent, ' is an eicellent... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1844 - 766 pages
...beautiful language. I can tolerate a Germanism for family sake ; but he who uses a Latin or a French phrase, where a pure old English word does as well, ought to be hung, drawn, and quartered for high-treason against his mother tongue.' The following are most amusing revelations of his own character,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 600 pages
...beautiful language. I can tolerate a Germanism for family's sake ; but he who uses a Latin or a French phrase where a pure old English word does as well, ought to be hung, drawn and quartered for high-treason against his mother-tongue. ' I am grieved that you never met Coleridge ; all other men... | |
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Ours is a noble language, a beautiful language. I can tolerate a Germanism for family sake ; but he who uses a Latin or a French phrase where a pure old English word does as well, ought to be hung, drawn and quartered for high treason against his mother-tongue. 
