How many things are there which a man cannot, with any face or comeliness, say or do himself ? A man can scarce allege his own merits with modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate or beg ; and a number of the like. But... The British Prose Writers - Side 981821Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 100 sider
...merits with modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate or beg, and a number of the like: but all these things are graceful...blushing in a man's own. So again, a man's person 88 hath many proper 89 relations which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father;... | |
 | John Young Sargent, T. F. Dallin - 1875 - 416 sider
...merits with modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate, or beg, and a number of the like : but all these things are graceful...but upon terms : whereas a friend may speak as the ease requires, and not as it sorteth with the person : tat to enumerate these things were endless ;... | |
 | John Young Sargent, T. F. Dallin - 1875 - 416 sider
...merits with modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate, or beg, and a number of the like : but all these things are graceful...in a friend's mouth, which are blushing in a man's ow1,^ •So again, a man's person hath many proper relations wh,ch he cannot put off. A man cannot... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1876 - 660 sider
...merits, with modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate or beg, and a number of the like: but all these things are graceful...friend may speak as the case requires, and not as it sorteth7 with the person. But to enumerate these things were endless : I have given the rule, where... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 sider
...merits with 250 modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot sometimes stoop to supplicate or beg, and a number of the like. But all these things are graceful...a man's person hath many proper relations which he 255 cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father ; to his wife but as a husband ;... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 sider
...merits with modesty, much less extol them; a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate, or beg, and a number of the like: but all these things are graceful...friend's mouth which are blushing in a man's own. LORD BACON : Essay XXVIJI., Of Friendship. It is better to decide a difference between our enemies... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 sider
...merits with modesty, much less extol them : a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate or beg ; and a number of the like. But all these things are graceful...cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son, but as afather ; to his wife, but as a husband ; to his enemy but upon terms ; whereas a friend may speak... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 sider
...merits with modesty, much less extol them: a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate, or beg, and a number of the like : but all these things are graceful...wife but as a husband ; to his enemy but upon terms : 80 whereas a friend may speak as the case requires, and not as it sorteth with the person : but to... | |
 | William Cosmo Monkhouse - 1878 - 224 sider
...Merits with modesty, much less extol them ; a Man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate, or beg, and a number of the like ; but all these things are graceful...but as a Father ; to his Wife but as a Husband ; to bis Enemy but upon Terms ; whereas a Friend may speak as the case requires, and not as it sorteth with... | |
 | David Jayne Hill - 1878 - 308 sider
...merits with modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate or beg ; and a number of the like : but all these things are graceful in a friend's mouth, which are blushing in his own." RULE 2. — Supplementary Clauses. — A supplementary clause, introduced without a conjunction,... | |
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