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 American Journal of Education - Seite 676herausgegeben von - 1858Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Wirt - 1829 - 250 Seiten
...taste for the fulness of " the Ciceronean manner; and hence the still " prevalent errour of hunting more after "words than matter; and more after the...round and '• clean composition of the sentence, and the "sweet fallings of the clauses, and the vary" ing and illustration of their works with "tropes... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 Seiten
...of eloquence, and copia of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter...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 tropes and... | |
| Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - 1819 - 598 Seiten
...contemptible, than " the hunting after " words more than matter," as Lord Bacon expresses it, the " seeking 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 il" lustration of their works with tropes... | |
| 1819 - 556 Seiten
...contemptible, than " the hunting after " words more than matter," as Lord Bacou expresses it, the " seeking 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 il" lustration of their works with tropes... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 Seiten
...of eloquence, and copia of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter...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 tropes and... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 Seiten
...copia" I (fluency) of speech, which then began to flourish. '• This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter;'...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 tropes and... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 Seiten
...copia" of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to bunt more after words than matter; and more after the choiceness...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 tropes and... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 Seiten
...speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more a CUT words than matter ; and more after the choiceness...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 tropes and... | |
| Richard Baxter - 1830 - 852 Seiten
...learning which Bacon so beautifully describes,, as consisting " more in hunting after words than matter; 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 with tropes and figures, than... | |
| 1830 - 592 Seiten
...learning which Bacon so beautifully describes, as consisting " more in hunting after words than matter ; 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 with tropes and figurcst than... | |
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