 This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter, and more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration...  The Letters of the British Spy - Pagina 200door William Wirt - 1899 - 260 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pagina’s
...choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of...argument, life of invention or depth of judgment. Then grew the flowing and watery vein of 130sorius the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1869 - 446 pagina’s
...choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of...soundness of argument, life of invention, or depth of judgement. Then grew the flowing and watery vein of Osorius the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then... | |
 | William Thompson Read - 1870 - 596 pagina’s
...choicencss of the phrase and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of...argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment.' Mr. Randolph's temper and habits lead him to the stately and swelling manner of Bolingbroke ; but, either... | |
 | William Thompson Read - 1870 - 590 pagina’s
...round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the^varying and illustration of their works with tropes and figures,...argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment.' Mr. Randolph's temper and habits lead him to the stately and swelling manner of Bolingbroke ; but, either... | |
 | 1871 - 832 pagina’s
...choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of...than after the weight of matter, worth of subject, expends his main strength. In mentally answering it to himself he will be impelled to use certain words.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1872 - 602 pagina’s
...composition, sweet cadence of periods, the use of tropes and figures, than after weight of matter, dignity of subject, soundness of argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment. Then grew into esteem the flowing and watery vein of Orosius,6 the Portugal bishop ; then did Sturmius... | |
 | Richard Wright Procter - 1874 - 484 pagina’s
...birth of time, and, unbent by misfortune, and undejected by disgrace, illuminating philosophy "with all the weight of matter, worth of subject, soundness of argument, life of invention, and depth of judgment." We can see Selden amidst bulls, breviats, antiphoners, and monkish manuscripts,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 560 pagina’s
...composition of sentence, sweet falling of the clause, varying an illustration by tropes and figures, weight of matter, worth of subject, soundness of argument, life of invention, and depth of judgment. This is monte potiri, to get the hill ; for no perfect discovery can be made... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1876 - 504 pagina’s
...choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of...matter, worth of subject, soundness of argument, life __pf invention, or depth of judgement. Then grew the flowing and watery vein of Osorius, the Portugal... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1876 - 670 pagina’s
...choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of...tropes and figures, than after the weight of matter, wortli of subject, soundness of argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment. Then grew the flowing... | |
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