 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1809 - 516 pages
...composition of the sentence, and " the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illus" tration of their works with tropes and figures, than after...argument, " life of invention, or depth of judgment. Then grew the " flowing and watery vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop, " to be in price. * * * *... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1812 - 572 pages
...the sentence, and the sweet " falling of the clauses, and the varying and illus" tration of the whole with tropes and figures, " than after the weight of matter, worth of sub* " ject, or soundness of argument." Such eloquence was always vain and unprofitable, but in the... | |
 | William Wirt - 1813 - 204 pages
..."composition of the sentence, and the sweet fall"ings of the clauses, and the varying and illui"tration of their works with tropes and figures, " than after the weight of matter, worth of sub"jeet, soundness of argument, life of invention, "or depth of judgment." Mr. "s temper and habits... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 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 - 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
...phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works with...argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment. Then grew the flowing and watry vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Stursius... | |
 | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - 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,... | |
 | 1819 - 556 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.) Til's was, in a great measure, the employment of the learned,... | |
 | 1821 - 818 pages
...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, bre\ kits, antiphoners, and monkish manuscripts,... | |
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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... 
