 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1884 - 804 Seiten
...the strength of the consonants to the Italian ; the full sound of words to the French ; the variety of terminations to the Spanish ; and the mollifying of more vowels to the Dutch ; and so, like bees, we gather the honey of their good properties, and leave the dregs to themselves. And thus, when substantialnesse... | |
 | Lucy Toulmin Smith - 1885 - 200 Seiten
...countenance. The Spanish majesticall, but fulsome, running too much on the O, and terrible like the Divell in a play. The Dutch man-like, but withall very harsh,...scholar Sir Philip Sidney said of English, " For the uttering sweetly and properly the conceit of the minde, which is the ende of speech, that hath it equally... | |
 | Robert Chambers, David Patrick - 1901 - 862 Seiten
...manlike, but withall very harsh, as one ready at every word to picke a quarrel. Now we, in borrow ing en sung by the Scots after Bannockburn (see above...in answer to Leicester, the king says : Leicester, thus when substantialnesse combineth with deliglufullnesse, fullnesse with finenesse, seemlinesse with... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 868 Seiten
...a Play ; the Dutch manlike, but withall very harsh, as one ready at every word to picke a quarrel. blessed soul doth in Elysium. The Two Gentlemen was... "C 1902 J. B. Lippincott co."% Chambers Ro j thus when substantialnesse combineth with delightfullnesse, fullnesse with finenesse, seemlinesse with... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - 788 Seiten
...give the strength of consonants to the Italian, the full sound of words to the French, the variety of terminations to the Spanish, and the mollifying...properties and leave the dregs to themselves. And thus, when substantialness combineth with delightfulness, fullness with fineness, seemliness with portliness,... | |
 | Robert Burns Morgan - 1923 - 696 Seiten
...give the strength of consonants to the Italian, the full sound of words to the French, the variety of terminations to the Spanish, and the mollifying...properties and leave the dregs to themselves. And thus when substantialness combineth with delightfulness, fulness with fineness, seemliness with portliness,... | |
 | Arthur Quiller-Couch - 1925 - 1262 Seiten
...give the strength of consonants to the Italian, the full sound of words to the French, the variety of terminations to the Spanish, and the mollifying...properties and leave the dregs to themselves. And thus, when substantialness combineth with delightfulness, fullness with fineness, seemliness with portliness,... | |
 | 1846 - 1476 Seiten
...the full sound of words to the French' (he variety of termination to the Spanish; and the mellifying of more vowels to the Dutch; and so, like bees, gather...properties, and leave the dregs to themselves. And thus, when substantialness combineth with delightfulness, fulness with fineness, seemliness with portliness,... | |
 | Tony Crowley - 1996 - 228 Seiten
...give the strength of consonants to the Italian, the full sound of words to the French, the variety of terminations to the Spanish, and the mollifying of more vowels to the Dutch: and so like bees, we gather the honey of their good properties, and leave the dregs to themselves. (Peyton 1771: 29)... | |
 | Laura Wright - 2000 - 256 Seiten
...give the strength of consonants to the Italian, the full sound of words to the French, the variety of terminations to the Spanish, and the mollifying...the Dutch, and so (like Bees) gather the honey of the good properties and leave the dregs to themselves. ([1674] 1870: 50) To prevent the impression... | |
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Dutch manlike, but withal very harsh, as one ready at every word to pick a quarrel. Now we in borrowing from them, give the strength of consonants to the Italian, the full sound of words to the French... 
