 It is good in discourse, and speech of conversation, to vary and intermingle speech of the present occasion with arguments, tales with reasons, asking of questions with telling of opinions, and jest with earnest: for it is a dull thing to tire, and as...  The book of the Axeby George Philip R. Pulman - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - English literature - 1869 - 420 pages
...conversation, to vary and intsi mingle speech of the present occasion with arguments, tales with rer. tons, asking of questions with telling of opinions, and...is a dull thing to tire, and as we say now, to jade anytiling toe far. As for jest, there be certain things which ought to be oiivilege%: from it; namely,... | |
 | William Smith, Benjamin Nicholas Martin - English literature - 1870 - 482 pages
...to moderate and pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance. It is good in discourse, and speech of conversation, to vary and intermingle speech...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,... | |
 | Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - 1870 - 444 pages
...the impolicy of 'jading anything too far,' and thinks with Bacon that 'it is good, in discourse and speech of conversation, to vary and intermingle speech of the present occasion with arguments, talcs with reasons, asking of questions with telling of opinions, and jest with earnest.' The writer... | |
 | English prose literature - 1872 - 556 pages
...to moderate and pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance. It is good in discourse, and speech of conversation, to vary and intermingle speech...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,... | |
 | E S. P - 1872 - 594 pages
...its power in graphic illustration. DONALD MACLEOD. PREFACE. " IT is good, in discourse of speech and conversation, to vary and intermingle speech of the...for it is a dull thing to tire, and, as we say now, jade anything too far." So the wise and learned Lord Verulam. And the truth which the ripe judgment... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 984 pages
...to moderate and pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance. It is good in discourse and speech of conversation to vary and intermingle speech of the present occasion « i tli arguments, tales with reasons, asking of questions with telling of opinions, and jest with... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 912 pages
...to moderate and pass to somewhat else; for then a man leads the dance. It is good in discourse and ey borrow not Glory from those who made the world their prey ; And ho ii anything too far. As for jest, there be certain things which ought to be privileged from it: namely,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1873 - 266 pages
...moderate 5 and pass to somewhat else ; for then a man leads the dance. It is good in discourse and speech of 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 : for it is a dull thing... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1874 - 700 pages
...to moderate and pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance. It is good in discourse, and speech of conversation, to vary and intermingle speech...is a dull thing to tire, and as we say now, to jade 1 anything too far. As for jest, there be certain things which ought to be privileged from it—namely,... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 pages
...to moderate and pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance. It is good in discourse and speech of conversation, to vary and intermingle speech...of the present occasion with arguments ; tales with reason ; asking ef questions with telling of opinions; and jest with earnest ; for it is a dull thing... | |
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