 | William Wirt - 1804 - 120 lapas
...choiceneSs of the phrase and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet fallings of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of...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 Roscoe - 1806 - 546 lapas
...grew speedily to an ex" cess ; for men began to hunt more after " words than matter, and more after the " choiceness of the phrase, and the round " and...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.... | |
 | 1806 - 422 lapas
...phrase, and the round and clean com" position of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the claus" es, and the varying and illustration of their works with...argument, life of invention, or " depth of judgment." A discourse delivered in Haverhill March 22 1 805 nt the funeral of jfabcz Kimball AM attorney at law,... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1806 - 538 lapas
...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 "...sweet " falling of the clauses, and the varying and illus" tration of their works with tropes and figures, " than after the weight of matter, worth of... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 lapas
...This grew speedily into 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...Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius spend such infinite and curious pains upon Cicero the orator, and Hermogenes the rhetorician,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 lapas
...into an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter; and more after the chtiiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition...Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius spend such infinite and curious pains upon Cicero the orator, and Hermogenes the rhetorician,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 lapas
...more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, andthe sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and...Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius spend such infinite and curious pains upon Cicero the orator, and Hermogenes the rhetorician,... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1809 - 516 lapas
...flourished, and grew " speedily to excess; men began to hunt more after words " than matter; and more after the choiceness of the phrase, " and the round and...sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illus" tration of their works with tropes and figures, than after the " weight of matter, worth of... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1812 - 572 lapas
...so well describes, when " men hunt more after " words than matter, and more after the choice" ness of the phrase, and the round and clean " composition...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*... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 524 lapas
...grew speedily into 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...Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price.. Then did Sturmius spend such infinite and curious pains upon Cicero the orator, and Hermogenes the rhetorician,... | |
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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... 
