| John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 trang
...that reproaches unsupported by evidence, affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy and flights of oratory, are indeed pardonable in young men, but in no other ; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak, (that of depreciating... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 trang
...that reproaches unsupported by evidence, affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy and flights of oratory are indeed pardonable in young men, but in no other; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak (that of depreciating... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 trang
...that reproaches unsupported by evidence, affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy and flights of oratory, are indeed pardonable in young men, but in no other ; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen EUROPEAN ELOQUENCE. 135 appear... | |
| Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 trang
...reproaches, unsupported by evidence, affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy and flights of oratory are indeed pardonable in young men, but in no other; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak (that of depreciating... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 trang
...reproaches, unsupported by evidence, affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy and flights of oratory are indeed pardonable in young men, but in no other ; and it surely would contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak (that of... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 trang
...reproaches, unsupported by evidence, affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy, and flights of oratory, are, indeed, pardonable in young men, but in no other ; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak (that of depreciating... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 trang
...reproaches, unsupported by evidence, affeet only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy, and flights of oratory, are, indeed, pardonable in young men, but in no other ; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak (that of depreeiating... | |
| J H. Aitken - 1853 - 378 trang
...that reproaches unsupported by evidence affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy and flights of oratory are indeed pardonable in young men, but in no other; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak (that of depreciating... | |
| 1854 - 576 trang
...reproaches, unsupported by evidence, affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy, and flights of oratory, are, indeed, pardonable in young men, but in no other ; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak (that of depreciating... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 trang
...reproaches, unsupported by evidence', affect only the character of him that utters*- them. 4. Excursions of fancy and flights of oratory', are indeed pardonable in young' men, but in no other; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak, (that of depreciating... | |
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