 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Fafport to Faith : But it ought rather to kindle if, to difcharge it felf. XXXII. OfDifcourfe. SO ME in their Difcourfe defire rather commendation of Wit,...Arguments , than of Judgment in difcerning what is true : As if it were a praife to know "vvjiat might be'faid, arid pot what ftould be thought, thought. Some... | |
 | Abel Boyer - Characters and characteristics - 1702 - 404 pages
...will alfo talk oftentimes what he does not. XVI. Some in their Difcourfe defire rather Commendations of Wit, in being able to hold all Arguments, than of Judgment in difcerning what is true j as if it were a Praife to know what might be faid, and not what fhould be thought. ^ Pa/ate. L r-pHE... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 528 pages
...-> - •,. XXX. Of DISCOURSE.: Y/. n y«- ; .' . j; .„ -^ . : ; ^ SOME in their DISCOURSE affedt rather Commendation of Wit,. in being able to hold, all Arguments* than of Judgment, in picking: oijt the Trutfr; As if it were > a Praife, to know what may be SAID,' and not what ought to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...passport to faith; but it ought rather to kindle it to discharge itself. or SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, than of judgment, in discerning what is true; as if it were a praise to know what might be said, and not what should be... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...another ; especially if it be such a virtue whereunto himself pretendeth. Some in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, than of judgment in discerning what is true, as if it were a praise to know what might be said, and not what should be... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 782 pages
...(acred flby I meant. 14. To poflefs ; to have. — Drjden. Holding Corioli in the name of Rome, 47. To manage ; to handle intellectually. — Some in their difcourfe defire rather commendation of Eren like a fawning greyhound in the leafh, To let him flip at will. Shak. —The cattle, balden by... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...passport to faith ; but it ought rather to kindle it to discharge itself. (SOME in their Discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, than of judgment in discerning what is true : as if it were a praise to know what might be said, and not what should be... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...; but it ought rather to kindle it to discharge itself. Otsrotum •SOME in their Discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, than of judgment in discerning what is true : as if it were a praise to know what might be said, and not what should be... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...ought rather to kindle it to discharge itself. XXXII. OP DISCOURSE. SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, than of judgment in discerning what is true ; as if it were a praise to know what might be said, and not what should be... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...ought rather to kindle it to discharge itself. XXXIII. OF DISCOURSE. SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, than of judgment, in discerning what is true; as if it were a praise to know what might be said, and not what should be... | |
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SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit in being able to hold all arguments than of judgment in discerning what is true, as if it were a praise to know what might be said and not what should be thought. 
