Both Uses of
concise
in
Candide
- a conciseness which Pope toiled and sweated for, came as easy as wit to Voltaire.†
Chpt Intr. *
- A conciseness to be matched in English by nobody except Pope, who can say a plagiarizing enemy "steals much, spends little, and has nothing left," a conciseness which Pope toiled and sweated for, came as easy as wit to Voltaire.†
Chpt Intr.
Definition:
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(concise) expressing much in few words