 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...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...should be thought. Some have certain common places ana themes, wherein they are good, and want variety ; which kind of poverty is for the most part tedious,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 pages
...discourse desire rather comendation of wit, in beeing able to holde all arguments, then of iudgement in discerning what is true ; as if it were a praise to know what might be said, & not what should be thought. Some haue certaine common places, & theames wherein they are good, and... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...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...and not what should be thought. Some have certain commonplaces and themes, wherein they are good, and want variety ; which kind of poverty is for the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...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 [2] should be thought. Some have certain commonplaces and themes, wherein they are good, and want variety... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 786 pages
...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...and not what should be thought. Some have certain commonplaces and themes, wherein they are good, and want variety ; which kind of poverty is for the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 458 pages
...Discourse, desire rather Commendation of Wit, in being able to hold all Arguments, then of ludgment, in discerning what is True : As if it were a Praise,...be Said, and not what should be Thought. Some have certaine Common Places, and Theames, wherein they are good, and want Variety : Which kinde of Poverty... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1862 - 362 pages
...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...what might be said, and not what should be thought. — Bacon. 3. If all the means of education which are scattered over the world, and if all the philosophers... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 472 pages
...discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to holde all arguments, then of ludgement in discerning what is true: as if it were a praise to knowe what might be saide, and not what should be thought: some haue certaine common places, and theames,... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - English literature - 1869 - 420 pages
...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...and not what should be thought. Some have certain common-places and themes, wherein they are good, and want variety: which kind of poverty is for the... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - English literature - 1850 - 492 pages
...commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, than of judgment, in discerning what is trucji as if it were a praise to know what might be said, and not what should be thought. Some have certain common-places and themes, wherein they are good, and want variety : which kind of poverty is for the... | |
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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 thought. 
