 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 Letters of the British Spy - Page 150by William Wirt - 1829 - 224 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1810 - 578 pages
...and clean composition of sentence; sweet falling of the clause; varying an illustration by figures ; weight of matter ; worth of subject ; soundness of argument ; life of invention ; depth of judgment. ' Before you enter on the main subject, endeavour to gain the affection of your... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...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 and figures,...depth of judgment." Mr. 's temper and habits lead himto the swelling,stately manner of Bolingbroke ; but either from want of promptitude and richness... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...compositi*' on of the sentence, and the sweet fallings of " the clauses, and the- varying and ittustration of " their works with tropes and figures, than after " the weight of matter, worth of subject, sound" ness of argument, life of invention, or depth of "judgment." Mr. ........'s temper and habits... | |
 | Literature - 1806 - 422 pages
...round and clean com" position of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the claus" es, and the varying and illustration of their works with " tropes and...argument, life of invention, or " depth of judgment." A discourse delivered in Haverhill March 22 1 805 nt the funeral of jfabcz Kimball AM attorney at law,... | |
 | William Roscoe - Papal States - 1806 - 538 pages
...composition of the sentence, and the sweet " falling of the clauses, and the varying and illus" tration of their works with tropes and figures, " than after...argument, life of invention, or " depth of judgment. Then grew the flowing " and watery vein of Osorius the Portugal bishop, ." to be in price ; then did... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1806 - 546 pages
..." and clean composition of the sentence, and " the sweet falling of the clauses, and the " varying and illustration of their works with " tropes and...weight of " matter, worth of subject, soundness of ar" gument, life of invention, or depth of judg" meat. Then grew the flowing and watery 0 . . J A.... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 528 pages
...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 figures,...argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment. Then grew the flowing and watery vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...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 figures,...argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment. Then grew the flowing and watery vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 970 pages
...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 figures,...argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment. Then grew the flowing and watery vein of Osorius, the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then did Sturmius... | |
 | William Gerard Hamilton - Corn laws (Great Britain) - 1808 - 314 pages
...clean composition of sentence ; sweet falling of the clause ; varying an illustration by figures ; weight of matter ; worth, of subject ; soundness of argument ; life of invention, depth of judgment. Understand those to whom you are to speak ; consider what they will hear with most... | |
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