 | Francis Bacon - 1904 - 216 pages
...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...soundness of argument, life of invention, or depth of 15 judgment. Then grew the flowing and watery vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price.... | |
 | 1905 - 958 pages
...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...the flowing and watery vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishopt, to be in price. Then did Sturmiust spend such infinite and curious pains upon Cicero the orator... | |
 | 1896 - 728 pages
...(1506-1580), called " the Cicero of Portugal : " " Men began to bant more after words than matter; more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round...soundness of argument, life of invention, or depth of ;\nd<;ment. Then grew the flowing and watery vein of Osorius the Portugal bishop, to be in price."... | |
 | Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson - 1906 - 422 pages
...volubility of application." He condemned the Ciceronians of the Renaissance, who "began to hunt more after words than matter, and more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clear composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration... | |
 | 1906 - 466 pages
...volubility of application." He condemned the Ciceronians of the Eenaissance, who "began to hunt more after words than matter, and more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clear composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration... | |
 | Obstetrical Society of London - 1908 - 706 pages
...or untruth." The first of these diseases, "vain words," occurred " when men began to hunt more after words than matter; and more after the choiceness of...argument, life of invention or depth of judgment." The disease of vain words had been scoffed at by Erasmus before Bacon's time in a sentence which was... | |
 | Joel Elias Spingarn - 1908 - 388 pages
...matter, and more after the choisenesse »of the Phrase, and the round and cleane composition of 1$ the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their workes with tropes and figures, then after the weight of matter, worth of subiect, soundnesse of argument,... | |
 | Joel Elias Spingarn - 1908 - 374 pages
...than matter, and more after the choisenesse of the Phrase, and the round and cleane composition of n5 the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their workes with tropes and figures, then after the weight of matter, worth of subiect, soundnesse of argument,... | |
 | Thomas George Tucker, Sir Walter Murdoch - 1909 - 252 pages
...us that they " began to hunt more after words than matter, more after the choiceness of the phrase and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their words with tropes and figures, than after the weight of matter and worth of subject." This occurred... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - 788 pages
...details Bee Mr. EV Lucas's introduction to Emma (World's Classics), from which the passage is quoted. of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of...of matter, worth of subject, soundness of argument, 4ife of invention, or depth of judgement.' ' Of Studies ' was written in 1597, and Macaulay says :... | |
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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... 
