Discoveries, 1641: Conversations with William Drummond of Hawthornden, 1619Barnes & Noble, 1966 - 134 Seiten |
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... speake suddenly , to the admiration of their hearers ; who upon study , and premeditation have beene for- saken by their owne wits ; and no way answered their fame : Their eloquence was greater , then their reading : and the things they ...
... speake suddenly , to the admiration of their hearers ; who upon study , and premeditation have beene for- saken by their owne wits ; and no way answered their fame : Their eloquence was greater , then their reading : and the things they ...
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... speake for a pension for them : but pound them to dust upon my Lords least distaste , or change of his palate . How much better is it , to bee silent ; or at least , to speake sparingly ! For it is not enough to speake good , but timely ...
... speake for a pension for them : but pound them to dust upon my Lords least distaste , or change of his palate . How much better is it , to bee silent ; or at least , to speake sparingly ! For it is not enough to speake good , but timely ...
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... speake , and to speake well , are two things . A foole may talke , but a wise man speakes , and out of the observa- tion , knowledge , and use of things . Many Writers perplexe their ( 117 ) Readers , and Hearers with meere Non - sense ...
... speake , and to speake well , are two things . A foole may talke , but a wise man speakes , and out of the observa- tion , knowledge , and use of things . Many Writers perplexe their ( 117 ) Readers , and Hearers with meere Non - sense ...
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