 | Literature - 1858 - 674 pages
...to take up the argument — " and shortly, and clearly, and craftily, so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired; and if he found he could not do that, he never was without the dexterity to divert the debate to another time, and to prevent the determining... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 766 pages
...inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clear!/, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if...that, he was never without the dexterity to divert the dehate to another time, and to prevent the determining any thing in the negative, which might prove... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...argument, and shortly, and cleai and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the c elusion he desired ; and if he found he could not do that, he v never without the dexterity to divert the debate to another tii and to prevent the determining any... | |
 | John Stoughton - England - 1867 - 562 pages
...inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clearly, and craftily, so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if he found he could not do that, he never was without the dexterity to divert the debate to another time, and to prevent the determining... | |
 | John Stoughton - England - 1867 - 580 pages
...inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clearly, and craftily, so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if he found he could not do that, he never was without the dexterity to divert the debate to another time, and to prevent the determining... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - English literature - 1869 - 420 pages
...inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clearly, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired; and if...debate to another time, and to prevent the determining anything in the negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. * * * * He was rather of reputation... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1873 - 494 pages
...inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clearly, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if...debate to another time, and to prevent the determining anything in the negative which might prove inconvenient in the future. Ex. 17. — Turn the above into... | |
 | English prose literature - 1872 - 556 pages
...clearly, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if he could not do that, he was never without the dexterity...debate to another time, and to prevent the determining anything in the negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a show of... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clearly, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly about us (their heads making a show like a wood),...lay. Then all the valley on each side being wayla anything in the negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a show of... | |
 | Joseph Angus - English literature - 1880 - 726 pages
...inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clearly, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if...debate to another time, and to prevent the determining anything in the negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a show of... | |
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... business that was assumed; but a very weighty speaker, and after he had heard a full debate, and observed how the house was like to be inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clearly, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted... 
