 | Francis Bacon - 1859 - 856 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 watery vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius... | |
 | William Wirt - 1832 - 280 pages
...phrase and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet fallings of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works with...argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment." Mr 's temper and habits lead him to the swelling, stately manner of Bolinghroke but either from the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1861 - 860 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 watery vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 464 pages
...composition of the sentence, and the svveet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illusO v & 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. Then did Sturmius... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 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 watery vein of 130sorius the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1869 - 446 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...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 pages
...the 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.' Mr. Randolph's temper and habits lead him to the stately and swelling manner of Bolingbroke ; but,... | |
 | William Thompson Read - 1870 - 590 pages
...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,... | |
 | 1871 - 832 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...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 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 watery vein of Orosius,6 the Portugal bishop ; then did Sturmius... | |
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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... 
