WRITING, when properly managed (as you may be sure I think mine is), is but a different name for conversation. As no one, who knows what he is about, in good company would venture to talk all; so no author, who understands the just boundaries of decorum... Synonymisches Handwörterbuch der englischen Sprache für die Deutschen - Page 68 by H. M. Melford - 1841 - 448 pages Full view - About this book
