 | American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines - 1928 - 901 Seiten
...which that idea may be most fitly and aptly expressed." There you are, and neatly put. But he adds: "The appropriate terms, notwithstanding our utmost...efforts, cannot be conjured up at will. Like 'spirits of the vasty deep,' they come not at our call; and we are driven to the employment of a set of words... | |
 | Peter Mark Roget - 1864 - 544 Seiten
...classed, not according to their tound or their orthography, but strictly according to their st'gmfcation. The communication of our thoughts by means of language,...cannot be conjured up at will. Like "spirits from the Tasty deep," they come not when we call ; and we are driven to the employment of a set of words and... | |
 | George Daniel Rathbun - 1906 - 134 Seiten
...portray our thoughts and sentiments. The appropriate terms, notwithstanding our utmost efforts c<tnnot be conjured up at will. Like 'spirits from the vasty deep.' they come not when we call; and wo are driven to the employment of a set of words and phrases either too general or too limited, too... | |
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To those who are unpractised in the art of composition, or unused to extempore speaking, these difficulties present themselves in their most formidable aspect. However distinct may be our views, however vivid our conceptions, or however fervent our emotions,... 