 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 556 pages
...that is fit for a Pofer. FURTHER, he that would keep up the Decorum of familiar DISCOURSE, let him leave other Men their Turns to Speak. Nay, if there be any that affeft to Reign in DISCOURSE, and to take up all the Time, let him find fome Art to take them off,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 802 pages
...our underftanding, is to be truly religious. Til/ot/'in. 18. To bring on. To engage in action. — If there be any that would reign, and take up all the time, let him find weans to take them off, and bring others on. Biicon. 19. To bring o::. To produce as an occafional... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...continually gather knowledge; but let his questions not be troublesome, for that is fit for a poser; and let him be sure to leave other men their turns to...use to do with those that dance too long galliards. If you dissemble sometimes your knowledge of that you are thought to know, you shall be thought, another... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...continually gather knowledge ; but let iiis questions not be troublesome, for that is fit for a poser ;. and let him be sure to leave other men their turns to...there be any that would reign and take up all the iime, let him find means to take them off, and bring others on : as musicians use to do with those... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 782 pages
...of our underllanding, is to be truly religious. Tillotfon. 18. Te bring on. To engage in action. — If there be any that would reign, and take up all...find means to take them off, and bring others on. Bacon. 19. To bring on. To produce as an occafional Caufe. — The fountains of the great deep being... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...continually gather knowledge. But let his questions not be troublesome ; for that is fit for a poser : and let him be sure to leave other men their turns to...the time, let him find means to take them off, and to bring others on, as musicians used to do with those that dance too long galliards. If you dissemble... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...continually gather knowledge. But let his questions not be troublesome ; for that is fit for a poser : and let him be sure to leave other men their turns to...take up all the time, let him find means to take them oil', and to bring others on, as musicians used to do with those that dance too long galliards. If... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...continually gather knowledge. But let his questions not be troublesome, for that is fit for a poser. And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to...the time, let him find means to take them off, and to bring others on ; as musicians use to do with those that dance too long galliards. If you dissemble... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...continually gather knowledge; bat let his questions not be troublesome, for that is fit for a poser; and let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak: nny, itthere be any that would reign and take up all the time, let him find means to take them off,... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...continually gather knowledge ; but let his questions not be troublesome, for that is fit for a poser; and let him be sure to leave other men their turns to...use to do with those that dance too long galliards. If you dissemble sometimes your knowledge of that you are thought to know, you shall be thought, another... | |
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... much; but especially if he apply his questions to the skill of the persons whom he asketh; for he shall give them occasion to please themselves in speaking, and himself shall continually gather knowledge; but let his questions not be troublesome,... 
