 | 1810 - 578 pàgines
...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 - 1804 - 120 pàgines
...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 himto the swelling,stately manner of Bolingbroke ; but either from want... | |
 | William Wirt - 1805 - 144 pàgines
...compositi*' on of the sentence, and the sweet fallings of " the clauses, and the- varying and ittustration of " their works with tropes and figures, than after " the weight of matter, worth of subject, sound" ness of argument, life of invention, or depth of "judgment." Mr. ........'s temper and habits... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1806 - 538 pàgines
...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 ; then did... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1806 - 546 pàgines
...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...weight of " matter, worth of subject, soundness of ar" gument, life of invention, or depth of judg" meat. Then grew the flowing and watery 0 . . J A.... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pàgines
...the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, andthe 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... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pàgines
...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... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pàgines
...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 Gerard Hamilton - 1808 - 316 pàgines
...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 - 1808 - 314 pàgines
...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... | |
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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... 
