 | John Wilson - 1871 - 364 Seiten
...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;...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 end:... | |
 | John Wilson - 1871 - 362 Seiten
...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;...to supplicate or beg; and a number of the like: but alt these things are graceful in a friend's mouth, which are blushing in a man's own. When once our... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1871 - 634 Seiten
...fcarce alledge his owne Merits with modefly, much leffe extoll them : A man cannot fometimes brooke to Supplicate or Beg : And a number of the like. But all thefe Things, are Gracefull in a Frends Mouth, which are Blufhing in a Mans Owne. So againe, a Mans... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 700 Seiten
...State; condition ; cirennutances. face or comeliness say or do himself? A man can scarce allege hie own merits with modesty, much less extol them; a man...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 (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - 100 Seiten
...there which a man cannot, with any face or comeliness, say or do himself? A man can scarce allege 87 his own merits with modesty, much less extol them...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 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 Seiten
...there which a man cannot, with any face or comeliness, say or do himself! A man can scarce allege hi- own merits with modesty, much less extol them; a man...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.) - 1876 - 300 Seiten
...scarce allege his own merits with 250 modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot sometimes stoop to supplicate or beg, and a number of the like. But...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 ;... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 Seiten
...How many things are there, which a man cannot with any face or comeliness, say or do himself? A man can scarce alledge his own merits with modesty, much...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... | |
 | David Jayne Hill - 1878 - 312 Seiten
...semi-colons, unless numerous and complex, should be separated by colons ; as, " A man can scarce allege his own merits with modesty, much less extol them...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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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 all these things are graceful in a friend's mouth, which are blushing in a man's own. 
