 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 Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth - Page 60by William Roscoe - 1827Full view - About this book
 | 1810 - 574 pages
...and clean composition of sentence; sweet falling of the clause; varying an illustration by figures ; weight of matter ; worth of subject ; soundness of argument ; life of invention ; depth of judgment. ' Before you enter on the main subject, endeavour to gain the affection of your... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 122 pages
...choiceneSs of the phrase and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet fallings of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of...argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment." Mr. 's temper and habits lead himto the swelling,stately manner of Bolingbroke ; but either from want... | |
 | Literature - 1806 - 422 pages
...phrase, and the round and clean com" position of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the claus" es, and the varying and illustration of their works with...argument, life of invention, or " depth of judgment." A discourse delivered in Haverhill March 22 1 805 nt the funeral of jfabcz Kimball AM attorney at law,... | |
 | William Gerard Hamilton - Corn laws (Great Britain) - 1808 - 316 pages
...clean composition of sentence ; sweet falling of the clause ; varying an illustration by figures ; weight of matter ; worth of subject ; soundness of argument ; life of invention, depth of judgment. Understand those to whom you are to speak ; consider what they will hear with most... | |
 | William Gerard Hamilton - Corn laws (Great Britain) - 1808 - 314 pages
...clean composition of sentence ; sweet falling of the clause ; varying an illustration by figures ; weight of matter ; worth, of subject ; soundness of argument ; life of invention, depth of judgment. Understand those to whom you are to speak ; consider what they will hear with most... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 324 pages
...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 watry vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop ; then did Sturmius bestow... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 464 pages
...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... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1829 - 250 pages
...and '• clean composition of the sentence, and the "sweet fallings of the clauses, and the vary" ing and illustration of their works with "tropes and figures,...argu"ment, life of invention, or depth of judg"ment." Mr .......... 's temper and habits lead him to the swelling, stately manner of Bolingbroke; but either... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...did bring in an affected study of eloquence, and copia of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt...invention, or depth of judgment. Then grew the flowing and watry vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Stursius spend such infinite and... | |
 | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - Science - 1819 - 598 pages
...composition of the sentence, and " the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and il" lustration of their works with tropes and figures, than, " after...argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment." (Of the advancement of learning, Book 1.) This was, in a great measure, the employment of the learned,... | |
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