Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Memoirs of Dr. Joseph Priestley, to the Year 1975, Vol. 2
Thou gh therefore, the derivation of words from so fruitful a source, does very much enrich a lan' guage, though the use of figures in speech, or writ. Ing, very much enliven a discourse, give a colour and strength to the expression, and, if the allusions be made with judgment, may, in many cases, facilitate the discovery of truth; yet the too free an use of them may embarrass the sense, and render the speak er or writer's meaning very dubious or obscure, especially to those who are not used to his manners.
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