...visitings' at his subsequent acceptance of one, He mortally offended the Scotch by defining oats to be 'a grain which, in England, is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.' Lord Chesterfield, hoping to secure its dedication to himself, extolled it ; but his favor, once sought...

...the same names. 4th. Precise. It must contain nothing unessential or superfluous. E. g., " Oats is a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people " (Dr. Johnson). This specific difference is unessential. So, " Man is a risible animal." This definition...

...and felt some ' compunctious visitings,' before, lie accepted a pension himself ! Oats he defines, ' A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.' This gave mortal offence to the natives of Scotland, and is hardly yet forgiven; but the best reply...

...Pensioner is defined to be " A slave of state hired by stipend to obey his master." Oats he describes as " A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland sup•>orts the people." The private opinions of Noah WebI 24 Books and Reading. [CHAP, n «ter look...

...visitings' at his subsequent acceptance of one. He mortally offended the Scotch by defining oats to be 'a grain which, in England, is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.' Lord Chesterfield, hoping to secure its dedication to himself, extolled it; but his favor, once sought...

...man gets a full meal." His definition of " oats " was one of the curiosities of the Dictionary : " A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people." Sydney Smith said, " It takes a surgical operation to get a joke well into a Scotch understanding."...

...adjudged, not by the common jndges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid. Oats: A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people. Pension: An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood...

...and comparisons are odious, Mr. Strahan ; but God made hell." Oats he defines, in his Dictionary, " A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people." " Yes," observed Lord Elibank, when he heard the offensive definition, " and where will you find such...

...predominance of his private feelings in the composition of this work, than any now to be found in it. " OATS [a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people]. — Croker. He thus defines Excise : " A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the...

...lexicographers. He frankly acknowledged that he meant to vex the Scotch by his rendering of the word "Oats : a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people." Boswell certainly scored one against him when he asked : " But where will you find such horses, and...