 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 works of Francis Bacon - Side 321af Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1882 - 214 sider
...perceived, ridiculous. The houourablest part of talk is to give the occasion; and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance. It is good iu discourse, and speech of conversation, to vary and intermingle speech of the present occasion with... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1883 - 236 sider
...perceived, ridiculous. The honorablest part of talk is to give the occasion ; $. and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else; for then a man leads the dance....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,... | |
 | Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 392 sider
...perceived ridiculous. The honourablest part of talk is to give the occasion ; and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else ; for then a man leads the dance....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,... | |
 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - 1883 - 304 sider
...perceived, ridiculous. The honourablest part of talk is to give the occasion ; and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance....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 sider
...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 sider
...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 (visct. St. Albans.) - 1884 - 564 sider
...ridiculous. The honourablest part of the talk is to give the occasion ;i and again to moderate, and pass to somewhat else : for then a man leads the dance....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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 722 sider
...perceived, ridiculous. The honourable^ part of the talk is to give the occasion ; and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else, for then a man leads the dance....of conversation, to vary and intermingle speech of die present occasion with arguments, talcs with reasons, asking of questions with telling of opinions,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 468 sider
...perceived, ridiculous. The honorablest part of talk is to give the occasion,3 and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else ; for then a man leads the dance....discourse, and speech of conversation, to vary and 1 " Suspicion is the passport to faith." 2 A censure of this nature has been applied by some to Dr.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 476 sider
...perceived, ridiculous. The honorablest part of talk is to give the occasion,3 and again to moderate and pass to somewhat else ; for then a man leads the dance....discourse, and speech of conversation, to vary and 1 " Suspicion is the passport to faith." 2 A censure of this nature has been applied by some to Dr.... | |
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