 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...  The American Journal of Education - Էջ 676խմբագրել է - 1858Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | William Wirt - 1804 - 120 էջ
...languages, a taste for the fulness of the Ciceronian manner, and hence the still prevalent error of hunting more after the 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 their works with trop'es... | |
 | William Wirt - 1805 - 144 էջ
...ness of the Ciceronean manner ; and hence the " still prevalent error of hunting more afterwords "" than matter ; and more after the choiceness of " the phrase and the round and clean compositi*' on of the sentence, and the sweet fallings of " the clauses, and the- varying and ittustration... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1806 - 538 էջ
...eloquence, and copia of speech which "then began to nourish. This," says he, " grew " speedily to an excess; for men began to hunt " more after words than matter,...the round and " clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet " falling of the clauses, and the varying and illus" tration of their works with tropes... | |
 | 1806 - 422 էջ
...polished diction. Writers of this stamp may profit by the following pertinent rebuke of Lord Bacon. They " hunt more after words, than matter, and more after...choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean com" position of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the claus" es, and the varying and illustration... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 էջ
...of eloquence, and cupia of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily into an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter...and the round and clean composition of the sentence, andthe sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works with tropes and... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 էջ
...of eloquence, and copia of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily into an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter;...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... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 էջ
...of eloquence, and copia of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily 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 of the sentence, and the sweet falling... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1809 - 516 էջ
...England, " an affected " study of eloquence and copia of speech flourished, and grew " speedily to excess; men began to hunt more after words " than matter;...and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and " the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illus" tration of their works with tropes... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1812 - 572 էջ
...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 of the sentence, and the sweet " falling of the clauses, and the varying and illus" tration of the whole with tropes... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 524 էջ
...of eloquence, and copia of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily into an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter...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... | |
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