 | 1871 - 832 páginas
...literature introduced by the Reformation, says : " 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 of their works with tropes and figures, than... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1876 - 504 páginas
...to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess ; for 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 figures, than... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1876 - 524 páginas
...speedily ended in producing the opposite extreme ; 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, than after the weight of matter, soundness of argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment. Then... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 páginas
...to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess; for 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, aud the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works with tropes and... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 páginas
...flourish. 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 composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works with tropes and figures, than... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1884 - 564 páginas
...grew speedily into an excess : for men began to hunt more after words than matter ; and more alter 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 figures, than... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1885 - 438 páginas
...to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess ; for 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 figures, than... | |
 | Edwin Abbott Abbott - 1885 - 540 páginas
...Master of words, it must be at least admitted that Bacon's words are not as other men's. \Tt is not " 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 his works •with tropes and figures,"... | |
 | John Nichol - 1889 - 284 páginas
...speech. . . . This grew speedily to an excess, for men began to hunt more after w<$rds than matter ; and more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round...clean composition of the sentence,' and' the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works with tropes and figures, than... | |
 | John Nichol - 1889 - 284 páginas
...speech. . . . 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 of their works with tropes and figures, than... | |
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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... 
