 I oft have heard him say how he admired Men of your large profession, that could speak To every cause, and things mere contraries, Till they were hoarse again, yet all be law ; That, with most quick agility, could turn, And return ; make knots, and undo...  The collector: essays on books, newspapers [&c.]. - Strana 192podľa Henry Theodore Tuckerman - 1868Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | William Forsyth - 1849 - Počet stránok 528
...JONSON, HALL, AND SWIFT. 429 I oft have heard him say how he admir'd Men of your large profession, who could speak To every cause, and things mere contraries,...take provoking gold On either hand, and put it up. These men He knew would thrive with their humility — And for his part he thought he should he bless'd... | |
 | William Forsyth - 1849 - Počet stránok 538
...pronounce a caricature:— I oft have heard him say how he admir'd Men of your large profession, who could speak To every cause, and things mere contraries,...take provoking gold On either hand, and put it up. These men He knew would thrive with their humility — And for his part he thought he should be bless'd... | |
 | Elias Lyman Magoon - 1849 - Počet stránok 612
...Till they are hoarse again, yet all be law ! That with most quick agility can tum And re-retum ; can make knots and undo them, Give forked counsel, take provoking gold On either hand, and put it up." Mr. Calhoun is a philosophical statesman, whom it u 11 impossible for those who prize true eloquence,... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1850 - Počet stránok 408
...Till they are hoarse again, yet all be law ! That with most quick agility can turn And re-turn, can make knots and undo them, Give forked counsel, take provoking gold, On either hand, and put it up. — These men He knows will thrive •)••" The civilization opposed to Catholicism requires that... | |
 | Catherine Grace F. Gore - 1854 - Počet stránok 336
...as possible on the morrow. I oft have heard him say how he admired Men of the large profession, who could speak To every cause, and things mere contraries, Till they were hoarse again. JONSON'S " VOLPONE." IT is a remarkable circumstance that the transition from the electoral body to... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - Počet stránok 550
...large profession, that could speak To every muse, and things mere contraries, Till they were hoane again, yet all be law ; That, with most quick agility could turn, And [re-] return ; [could] make knots, and undo them ; Give forked counsel ; take provoking gold On either... | |
 | Stewart Pearce - 1860 - Počet stránok 594
...Connecticut for trial. There were then no regularly admitted practicing lawyers,— "Men of great profession that could speak To every cause, and things mere contraries, Till they were hoarse again, yet all be law." In those days there was a period in the history of a lawsuit, a stopping-place, a conclusion. The time... | |
 | Sunbeams - 1861 - Počet stránok 368
...things indeed contrarie, Till they are hoarse again, yet all be law ; That with most quick agility can turn, And return, make knots, and undo them, Give forked counsel, take provoking gold From either side, and put it up. — Sen Jonson. — Laws are like cobwebs which catch small flies,... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - Počet stránok 344
...course, sir : that first took him. I oft have heard him say, how he admired men of your large profession, that could speak to every cause and things mere contraries,...law; that, with most quick agility could turn and (re)-return ; could make knots, and undo them : give forked counsel ; take provoking gold on either... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - Počet stránok 752
...Jonson (see Juniiu' Letter), 39. I oft have heard him say how he admir'd Men of your large profession, that could speak To every cause, and things mere contraries, Till they were hoarse again, yet all be law. B, Jonson, folpoue. While lawyers have more sober sense, Than 't argue at their own expense, But make... | |
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