"'Excursions' are necessary to persons, in a sedentary way of life, in order, to unbend the mind, and, exercise the body."
— Trusler, John (1735-1820)
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Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Dodsley
Date
1766
Metaphor
"'Excursions' are necessary to persons, in a sedentary way of life, in order, to unbend the mind, and, exercise the body."
Metaphor in Context
225. Excursion, Ramble, Jaunt.
Excursion, supposes, a pleasurable expedition to some distant place, determined on, some time before. Ramble, implies, an irregular roving, in places unthought of, till the time we arrive there. By jaunt, is understood, a walk or journey; agreeable to the person, who takes it, but, held in contempt by others, or, considered, as an act of levity.
We say, innocent excursions; wild rambles; and, imprudent jaunts.
Excursions are necessary to persons, in a sedentary way of life, in order, to unbend the mind, and, exercise the body. Rambling, is an evident sign of an unsteady disposition. Jaunts, in parties of pleasure, have been, often, attended with calamitous consequences.
(II, p. 22)
Excursion, supposes, a pleasurable expedition to some distant place, determined on, some time before. Ramble, implies, an irregular roving, in places unthought of, till the time we arrive there. By jaunt, is understood, a walk or journey; agreeable to the person, who takes it, but, held in contempt by others, or, considered, as an act of levity.
We say, innocent excursions; wild rambles; and, imprudent jaunts.
Excursions are necessary to persons, in a sedentary way of life, in order, to unbend the mind, and, exercise the body. Rambling, is an evident sign of an unsteady disposition. Jaunts, in parties of pleasure, have been, often, attended with calamitous consequences.
(II, p. 22)
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Credited as being the first thesaurus in English. 4 entries in the ESTC (1766, 1776, 1783, 1795).
See John Trusler, The Difference, Between Words, Esteemed Synonymous: in the English Language; and, the Proper Choice of them Determined: Together with, so much of Abbé Girard's Treatise, on this Subject, as Would Agree, with our Mode of Expression, 2 vols. (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1766). <Vol. I, Link to ECCO-TCP><Vol. II, Link to ECCO-TCP>
See John Trusler, The Difference, Between Words, Esteemed Synonymous: in the English Language; and, the Proper Choice of them Determined: Together with, so much of Abbé Girard's Treatise, on this Subject, as Would Agree, with our Mode of Expression, 2 vols. (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1766). <Vol. I, Link to ECCO-TCP><Vol. II, Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
08/15/2013
