You will pardon this philosophic digression in respect to the peculiar feelings of a man who has just been "up in a balloon."

Will it be thought a digression (it may spare some unwelcome comparisons), if I endeavour to account for the dissatisfaction which I have heard so many persons confess to have felt (as I did myself feel in part on this occasion), at the sight of the sea for the first time?

" The reader will forgive this digression from the immediate subject of my story.

Neither our limits nor our object will permit a digression of sufficient length to point out the whole of the leading features of a system so vicious, and which was, perhaps, only rendered tolerable to those it governed by the extraneous contributions of captured and subsidiary provinces, of which in truth, as in all cases of metropolitan rule, the oppression weighed most grievously.

And here comes in a morsel of official history which will excuse a short digression.

" The reason of my making this digression, is to shew, that such ridiculous unmeaning mirth, is not likely to have fallen from Mr. Goff, as he was a grave man, and nothing but what was manly droped from his pen.

He allowed himself digressions and episodes, told separate tales in the middle of the action, introduced, as in Partridge's visit to the theatre, the added piquancy of topical allusion; in fact he did anything he chose.

" It is difficult to describe the intense excitement these digressions from the direct testimony occasioned among the audience.

" Adelheid had encouraged the digression which, with one less gifted with strong good sense than Sigismund, might have only served to wound his pride, but she perceived that he eased his mind by thus drawing on his reason, and by setting up that which should be in opposition to that which was.

The French translator acknowledges that he has altered the style, which was extremely florid and poetical, and has expunged several useless and tedious digressions, etymologies, reflections, and comparisons; but declares that he has strictly presented, the truth and substance of the history, so as not to vary from it in the least, or to omit the smallest material circumstance.

I overheard a visitor telling my mother of some young lady, whose figure they had been admiring, that she was nothing at all without her corsetsa complete dumpling; and then followed a long digression on the impropriety of imposing upon the public in this manner; but for that I did not careI determined to impose upon them too, as soon as I got a chance.

There is scarcely any consecutive narrative, and what there is is used merely as a peg on which to hang endless digressions.

Paulus Jovius, in the eleventh book of his history, hath a pretty digression of our English customs, which howsoever some may misconstrue, I, for my part, will interpret to the best.

I hope this digression, as it was in a manner needful, will be excused.

We have been induced to insert this long digression in this place, because no journals remain of the voyages to which they relate.

But to determine, with respect to these and kindred revelations, how far they may be regarded as an expression of the recipient's own mind and latent consciousness, will need a digression which the general interest of the question must excuse.

The explanation of this paragraph would occasion a long digression, which I will not trouble you with, it being my present design only to say what I think useful for the instruction of my granddaughter, which I have much at heart.

And to render this digression from my own studies, the less uneasy to my mind; I recollected, and often thought of, that Rule of LILLY Qui docet indoctos, licet indoctissimus esset, Ipse brevi reliquis, doctior esse queat.

She has no hesitation either in recommending parts of the story that "cannot fail of giving an agreeable sensation to every honest and good-natured reader," or in sparing him a "digression of no consequence to the history" which may be "read or omitted at discretion."

The next time you have a lapse of attention during study, retrace your steps of thought, write down the ideas from the last one in your mind to the one which started the digression.

From this ode is struck out a digression on the nature of odes, and the comparative excellence of the ancients and moderns.

But let's leave this discourse; 'tis all digression, that does not speak of your beauties.

The little girl was well able to find her way to the cottage and always went without attempting any digressions from the path.

Do not be prolix; avoid digressions; do not often reiterate the same expression. 89th.

Those who have been so fortunate as to have visited Italy, therefore, will excuse us if we make a brief, but what we believe useful digression, for the benefit of those who have not had that advantage.