10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARRULITY»
Discover the use of
garrulity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
garrulity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Women Writers and Old Age in Great Britain, 1750–1850
The narrator reports, “But still she talked on, and as this seemed her only comfort,
they would not check her garrulity” (85). For Edgeworth, garrulity is not to be
indulged for its own sake—or even for the sake of age—but because it is
charitable.
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A Companion to the Eighteenth-Century English Novel and Culture
The narrator reports, ''But still she talked on, and as this seemed her only comfort,
they would not check her garrulity'' (85). For Edgeworth, garrulity is not to be
indulged for its own sake – or even for the sake of age – but because it is
charitable ...
Paula R. Backscheider, Catherine Ingrassia, 2009
Curiosity is the constant attendant _of garrulity, but they who wish to talk much,
must have something to tell, and they are particularly curious in enquiring after
secrets which afford a constant subject to their babbling loquacity." V Great
talkers ...
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State of society. Principal moral writers and systems of ...
The subject of garrulity he has treated with great force and ability : " Philosophy,"
says he, " undertakes a difficult task when she pretends to cure garrulity." " The
fault of not being able to hold one's tongue arises from not being able to listen.
William Burdon, George Ensor, 1820
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The Characters of Theophrastus [tr. by I. Taylor] illustr. ...
The distinction commonly made in the use of the terms garrulity and loquacity is
founded on an essential difference between the two dispositions. Garrulity results
from the relaxed condition of faculties which either have been, or which might ...
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The characters of Theophrastus: illustrated by ...
The distinction commonly made in the use of the terms garrulity and loquacity is
founded on an essential difference between the two dispositions. Garrulity results
from the relaxed condition of faculties which either have been, or which might ...
Theophrastus, Isaac Taylor, 1836
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Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy
As with Isocrates, one can find more expressions of this idea in later writers, but it
is along the lines of the Athenian's notion that the ideas of “nonsense” (phluarein,
le'rein) and “garrulity” (lalein, adoleskhein) converge: when one speaks too ...
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
noun they were irritated by his ungovernable garrulity: talkativeness,
garrulousness, loquacity, loquaciousness, volubility, verbosity, verboseness, long
-windedness, wordiness, chattiness, effusiveness, profuseness,
communicativeness, ...
garrulity. deluding. itself. that. it. is. wit,. substituting. fog. for. froth. Russia. is.
pointless. performance. 'art'. . ." JUST ABOUT THE HARDEST THING TO write is
a good play without a purpose. Purposes are many: You may need to get
something ...
indulge in that garrulity so general with the old in praising old times, and
therefore I will say no more on this subject.' — " I wish it had said as much again
on the subject," said the old gentleman. — " I wish it had," echoed his lady, — '*
and I ...
John William Cunningham, 1814
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARRULITY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
garrulity is used in the context of the following news items.
America's Yin and Yang
... in one rambling 1812 letter to Adams, "Whither is senile garrulity leading me?" (I'm sure readers of this column have often wondered that, too.). «Pacific Northwest Inlander, Jul 15»
Wither This Human Race?
Briefly, these shortcomings are as follows: Garrulity – The biggest flaw. Monotonous talk dulls the edgeof listenability. Abuse of the mike, merely ... «Sunday Leader, Jun 15»
Matchbox Theatre review – sketchy Michael Frayn show proves …
But while Frayn explores language games in the manner of a comedic Wittgenstein, he makes rather too obvious fun of unstoppable garrulity ... «The Guardian, May 15»
New today: Brian Doyle remembers his two uncles, blogging the …
... sit between them, and every hour or so one would murmur a response to some moppet's question, and the other would smile at his garrulity. «The Christian Century, May 15»
Sense of Self
Hayes is a poet of swallowed garrulity, imagined riposte, mock correction, and interior litigation. We all have, in our heads, a marionette theatre ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
Memo to President-elect Buhari (1)
It is indiscipline that breeds dishonesty, garrulity, tendency to steal, deviance, and other forms of anti-social behaviours. Those more vulnerable ... «Daily Sun, Apr 15»
Classical: Four concerts show up the limits of formalism in music
... and, as in some late Beethoven, rises into unsuspected heights; and sometimes, as in Beethoven's occasional bouts of garrulity, it overspills ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
Man and Superman, National Theatre, review: 'Has Fiennes ever …
The character's coruscating garrulity is so relentless it becomes a running-joke. Tanner, though, has serious, revolutionary-minded things to say ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Of garrulity, vituperations and Nigeria's politics
The 2015 electioneering has brought out the best in Nigeria's politicians: garrulity, cantankerousness and lack of restraint. Past elections, no ... «Daily Sun, Feb 15»
The Minister and GT
... development, but as it was, his instinct for garrulity had already found its natural outlet the day before the rain made its unwelcome visitation. «Stabroek News, Dec 14»
