 | John Selden - 1689 - 167 σελίδες
...conversation he was the most clear discourser, and had the best faculty of making hard things easy, and of presenting them to the understanding, of any man that hath been known." Milward's statement that he "had the opportunity to hear his discourse twenty years together," and... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1793 - 201 σελίδες
...undervaluing the beauty of style, and too much propensity to the language of antiquity ; but in his conversation he was the most clear discourser, and...them to the understanding, of any man that hath been J known. If he had some infirmities with other men, they were weighed down with wonderful and prodigious... | |
 | 1802
...•undervaluing the beauty of a stile., and too much propensity to the language of antiquity ; but in his conversation he was, the most clear discourser, and...the understanding, of any man that hath been known. Mr. Hyde was wont to say, that he va.ued himself upon nothing more than upon having had Mr. Selden's... | |
 | John Aikin - 1812
...undervaluing the beauty of style, and too much propensity to the language of antiquity: but in his conversation he was the most clear discourser, and had the best faculty of making hard things easy, and presenting them to the understanding, that liath been known. Mr. Hyde... | |
 | John Aikin - 1812 - 430 σελίδες
...undervaluing the beauty of style, and too much propensity to the language of antiquity: but in his conversation he was the most clear discourser, and had the best faculty of making hard things easy, and presenting them to the understanding, that hath been known. Mr. Hyde... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816
...undervaluing the beauty of a stile, and too much propensity to the language of antiquity : but in hia conversation he was the most clear discourser, and...the understanding, of any man that hath been known. Mr. Hyde (the noble writer himself) was wont to say, that ' he valued himself upon nothing more, than... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816
...undervaluing the beauty of a style *, and too much propensity to the language of antiquity : but in his conversation he was the most clear discourser, and...had the best faculty in making hard things easy, and present to the understanding, of any man that hath been known." His lordship also used to say, that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816
...undervaluing the beauty of a style *, and too much, propensity to the language of antiquity: but in his conversation he was the most clear discourser, and had the best faculty in making bard things easy, and present to the understanding, of any man that hath been known." His lordship... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1825
...undervaluing the beauty of, a style, and too much propensity to the language of antiquity; hut in his conversation he was the most clear discourser, and...the understanding, of any man that hath been known. Mr. Hyde was wont to say, that he valued himself upon nothing more than upon having had Mr. Selden's... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1825
...propensity to the language of antiquity; but in his conversation he was the most clear discourse!", and had the best faculty in making hard things easy,...the understanding, of any man that hath been known. Mr. Hyde was wont to say, that he valued himself upon nothing more than upon having had Mr. Selden's... | |
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... in his conversation he was the most clear discourser, and had the best faculty in making hard things easy, and presenting them to the understanding of any man that hath been known. 
