Words become low by the occasions to which they are applied, or the general character of them who use them; and the disgust which they produce arises from the revival of those images with which they are commonly united.


The Rambler: In Four Volumes (ed. 1761)

Samuel Johnson Quotes

Words become low by the occasions to which they are applied, or the general character of them who use them; and the disgust which they produce arises ...

Words become low by the occasions to which they are applied, or the general character of them who use them; and the disgust which they produce arises ...

Words become low by the occasions to which they are applied, or the general character of them who use them; and the disgust which they produce arises ...

Words become low by the occasions to which they are applied, or the general character of them who use them; and the disgust which they produce arises ...