...perceived, ridiculous. The honourablest5 part of talk is to give the occasion;6 and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else ; for then a man leads the dance....conversation, to vary and intermingle speech of the present occasion7 with arguments, tales with reasons, asking of questions with telling of opinions, and jest...

...ridiculous. The honourablest part of the talk is to give the occa10 sion ; and again to moderate, and pass to somewhat else : for then a man leads the dance....and speech of conversation, to vary, and intermingle Some in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to holde all arguments, then...

...recommend that variety of subjects which knowledge renders possible. " It is good in discourse," he says, " and speech of conversation, to vary and intermingle...a dull thing to tire, and, as we say now, to jade anything too far." And he points out how conversation may be made profitable for self-culture : —...

...perceived, ridiculous. The honourablest part of talk is to give the occasion ; and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance....arguments, tales with reasons, asking of questions with tolling of opiuious, and jest with earnest \ for It is a dull thing to tire, and as we say now, to...

...perceived, ridiculous. The honourablest part of talk is to give the occasion, and again to moderate and to pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance....and speech of conversation, to vary and intermingle 10 speech of the present occasion with arguments, tales with reasons, asking of questions with telling...

...perceived, ridiculous. The most honourable part of talk is to give the occasion ; and again to moderate, and n o X r ֡ ] NT 7 : FX ) 3 pܴ P%W K 꽊b 3 | K e*W Za b#,*\ v*j " `8$ ; talcs with reasons ; asking of questions with telling of opinions ; and jest with earnest ; for it...

...ridiculous. The honourablest part of the talk is to give the occa10 sion ; and again to moderate, and pass to somewhat else : for then a man leads the dance....and speech of conversation, to vary, and intermingle Some in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to holde all arguments, then...

...honourablest part of talk is to give the occasion ;^ and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else ; far then a man leads the dance. It is good in discourse,...is a dull thing to tire, and as we say now, to jade anything too far. As for jest, there be certain things which ought to be privileged from it ; namely,...

...ridiculous. The honourablest part of the talk is to give the occa10 sion ; and again to moderate, and pass to somewhat else : for then a man leads the dance....and speech of conversation, to vary, and intermingle Some in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to holde all arguments, then...

...better definition of what it should be than in the oft-quoted words of Lord Bacon : " It is good in conversation to vary and intermingle speech of the present occasion with arguments ; tales with reason ; asking of questions with telling of opinions, and jest with earnest " ? And is it possible...