 | Henry Soames - 1826 - 682 pages
...wise foolish man ; for undoubtedly, beside his learning, he had a great wit; but it was so mingled with taunting and mocking, that it seemed to them...he had ministered some mock in the communication." Fuller says of More, " Some have taxed him, that he wore a feather in his cap, and wagged it too often;... | |
 | John Foxe - 1838 - 848 pages
...Middlemore, NeudiKate, executed' for trealon. Edward Hall in his Chronicle,1 writing of the death and manners of this sir Thomas More, seems to stand in doubt whether...and took him his cap, saying it was the uppermost garment that he had. Likewise, even going to his death, at the Tower gate, a poor woman called unto... | |
 | 1839 - 496 pages
...a wise foolish man ; for undoubtedly he, besides his learning, had great wit, but it was so mingled with taunting and mocking, that it seemed to them...that he thought nothing to be well spoken, except he ministered some mock in the communication ; insomuch that when the hangman kneeled down before him,... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1839 - 568 pages
...wise foolish man ; for undoubtedly he, beside his learning, had a great wit ; but it was so mingled with taunting and mocking, that it seemed to them...knew him, that he thought nothing to be well spoken of except he had ministered some mock in the communication." t See Appendix (D). CHAPTER IV. HENRY... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1839 - 566 pages
...wise foolish man ; for undoubtedly he, beside his learning, had a great wit; but it was so mingled with taunting and mocking, that it seemed to them that best knew him, that he thought nothing to he well spoken of except he had ministered some mock in the communication." f See Appendix (U). CHAPTER... | |
 | William Joseph Walter - 1840 - 404 pages
...learning he had a great wit, but it was BO mingled with taunting and mocking, that it seemed to those that best knew him, that he thought nothing to be...he had ministered some mock in the communication." The court historian is particularly displeased with the " mocking" in the following instance : —... | |
 | John Foxe - 1844 - 1182 pages
...the axe and all, upon his own neck. Edward Hall in his Chronicle, writing of the death and manners of this Sir Thomas More, seems to stand in doubt whether...ministered some mock in the communication; insomuch as, at his coining to the Tower, one of the officers demanding his upper garment for his fee, meaning... | |
 | 1850 - 456 pages
...a wise foolish man ; for undoubtedly he, besides his learning, had great wit, but it was so mingled with taunting and mocking, that it seemed to them...that he thought nothing to be well spoken except he ministered some mock in the communication ; insomuch that when the hangman kneeled down before him,... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1876 - 1148 pages
...a wise foolish man; for undoubtedly he, beside his learning, had a great wit; but it was so mingled with taunting and mocking, that it seemed to them...knew him, that he thought nothing to be well spoken of, except he had ministered some mock in the communication/ * See Appendix (T.) dering bull/' as it... | |
 | William John Loftie - 1888 - 184 pages
...foolish man, for undoubtedly he, besides his learning, had a great wit, but it was so mingled with 108 taunting and mocking that it seemed to them that best knew him that hee thought nothing to be well spoken except he had uttered some mocke in the communication." Sir Thomas... | |
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I cannot tell whether I should call him a foolish wise man or a wise foolish man, for undoubtedly he, beside his learning, had a great wit, but it was so mingled with taunting and mocking, that it seemed to them that best knew him that he thought nothing... 
