 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - 1883 - 304 Seiten
...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...questions with telling of opinions, and jest with earnest : * " Mistrust justifies infidelity, or dissolves the obligation of fidelity." Italian proverbs are... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 488 Seiten
...to give the occasion, and again to moderate, and pass to somewhat else. It is good to vary and mix speech of the present occasion with arguments; tales...questions with telling of opinions ; and jest with cariKst : but коте things are privileged from jest, namely, religion, mutters of state, great persons,... | |
 | Francis Bacon, William Shakespeare, Mrs. Henry Pott - 1883 - 698 Seiten
...extemporally will stage us. (Ant. Cl. v. 2.) It is a good thing in discourse ... to intermingle . . . jest with earnest ; for it is a dull thing to tire, and, as we say, to jade anything too far. (Essay Of Discourse.') He's as tedious as a tired horse. (1 Hen. IV. iii.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1887 - 326 Seiten
...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...arguments, tales with reasons, asking of questions igo OF DISCOURSE. with telling of opinions, and jest with earnest ; for it is a dull thing to tire,... | |
 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - 1888 - 306 Seiten
...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...asking of questions with telling of opinions, and jest wich earnest: *" Mistrust justifies infidelity, or dissolves the obligation of fidelity." Italian proverbs... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1888 - 336 Seiten
...to give the occasion, and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else ; it is good to vary, and mix speech of the present occasion with arguments, tales...questions with telling of opinions, and jest with earnest ; but some things are privileged from jest — namely, religion, matters of State, great persons, all... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - 1890 - 516 Seiten
...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...is a dull thing to tire, and as we say now, to jade 3 anything too far. As for jest, there be certain things which oughts' to be privileged from it; namely,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 510 Seiten
...somewhat else ; for then a man leads the dance. It is good, in discourse aud speech of 10 conversation, to vary and intermingle speech of the present occasion...questions with telling of opinions, and jest with earnest : i for it is a dull thing to tire, and as we say now, to jade j any thing too far. As for jest, there... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1891 - 466 Seiten
...2 A censure of this nature has been applied by some to Dr. Johnson, and possibly with some reason. intermingle speech of the present occasion with arguments,...a dull thing to tire, and, as we say now, to jade any tiling too far. <ls for jest, there be certain things which ought to be privileged from it; namely,... | |
 | William Francis C. Wigston - 1891 - 502 Seiten
...smoke into the smollicr, From tyrant duke unto a tyrant brother. ("As You Like It," act i. sc. 2.) "For it is a dull thing to tire, and, as we say now, to jade anything too far " (" Of Discourse "). I do not now fool myself to let imagination jade me. ("Twelfth Night," act ii.... | |
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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... 
