 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
 | Francis Bacon - 1898 - 170 Seiten
...speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words "than matter ; more afier the cEbiceness of 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 tropes and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 462 Seiten
...study of eloquence and copie 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... | |
 | Edwin Reed - 1902 - 478 Seiten
...word is well called, chose, sweet and apt, I do assure you." — Loi-e's Labor's Lost, v. 1 (1598). " Men began to hunt more after words than matter ; and...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... | |
 | Edwin Reed - 1902 - 462 Seiten
...word is well called, chose, sweet and apt, I do assure you." — Love's Labor's Lost, v. 1 (1598). " Men began to hunt more after words than matter ; and more after the choicenesa of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1903 - 168 Seiten
...Carlyle's views of art that they should be quoted : " Men began to hunt more 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 of their works with tropes and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1904 - 220 Seiten
...study of eloquence and copie 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... | |
 | Simon Somerville Laurie - 1904 - 298 Seiten
...languages... did bring in an affectionate study and copia of speech... 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 - 1904 - 220 Seiten
...of eloquence and -y copie of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter, and more after the choiceness 10 of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1904 - 216 Seiten
...to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter, and more after the choiceness 10 of 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 tropes and... | |
 | 1905 - 958 Seiten
...of eloquence and copie * 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... | |
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