...the reign of George the Third, nor ever introduced into a serious poem until adopted bv Cowper —a word which, if we may judge of adjectives as we do...do not, however, use it in the same sense we do in New England, where we apply it to personal grace, and call a trim, well-built young man, clever—which...

...word "clever," which the British frequently employ to mean "skillful" or "adroit." He observes that 70 Englishmen, from the peer to the peasant, cannot converse...do not, however, use it in the same sense we do in New England, where we apply it to personal grace, and call a trim, well-built young man, clever —...