 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 - Стр. 961821Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Edwin Reed - 1897 - Страниц: 356
...present wit ; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning." " A man cannot speak to his own son but as a father, to his wife but as a husband, and to his enemy but on terms." "Give ear to precept, to laws, to religion." " Judges ought to be more... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1897 - Страниц: 448
...Person 250 hath many proper Relations I3 which he cannot put off. A Man cannot speake to his Sonne, but as a Father; To his Wife, but as a Husband; To his Enemy, but upon Termes14 : whereas a Frend may speak as the Case requires, and not as it sorteth with the Person15.... | |
 | John Wilson - 1899 - Страниц: 362
...much less extol them; a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate or beg; and a number of the like: bat all these things are graceful in a friend's mouth, which are blushing in a man's own. When once our labor has begun, the comfort that enables us to endure it is the prospect of its eud:... | |
 | 1899 - Страниц: 704
...Many affecting wit beyond their power, / Have got to be a dear fool for ал hour. George Herbert. Things are graceful in a friend's mouth which* are blushing in a man's own. Baton* Things are his property alone who knows hc-яto use them. Xenefhon. Things are long-lived, and... | |
 | 1900 - Страниц: 118
...own 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 90 sorteth with the person. But to enumerate these things were endless. I have given the rule where... | |
 | 1900 - Страниц: 108
...own 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 90 sorteth with the person. But to enumerate these things were endless. I have given the rule where... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - Страниц: 292
...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...wife but as a husband; to his enemy but upon terms : whereasia friend may speak as the case requires, and not as it sorteth with the person. ^IBut to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - Страниц: 290
...own 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...man's own. So again, a man's person hath many proper 1 relations which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son, but as a father ; to his wife but... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - Страниц: 382
...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 luth many proper relations which he cannot put off. | A man cannot speak to his son but as a father... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Mrs. Henry Pott - 1900 - Страниц: 318
...own 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." — Ess. of Friendship, " How if it be false, sir ? If it he ne'er so false, a true gentleman May swear... | |
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