 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 pagine
...they fpeak be worth Hearing ? Whether there be either Wit or Senfe in what they are about to fay ? And, Whether it be adapted to the Time when, the Place where, and the rerfon to whom, it is rpoken. For the utter Extirpation of thefe Orators and Story-Tellers,... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 366 pagine
...they fpcak be worth hearing ? Whether there be either wit or fenfe in what they are about to fay ? And, whether it be adapted to the time when, the place where, and the pcrfon to whom, it is fpoken ? For the utter extirpation of thefe Orators and Storytellers,... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pagine
...what they fpeak be worth hearing? Whether there be either wit or fenfe in what they are about to fay? And, whether it be adapted to the time when, the place where, and the peí Ion to whom, it is fpoken? For the utter extirpation of thefe Orators and Story-tellers,... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 pagine
...I would establish birt one great general rule to be observed in all conversation, which is this, " that men should not talk to please themselves, but...whether it be adapted to the time when, the place where, and the person to whom, it is spoken. For the utter extirpation of these orators and story-tellers,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 638 pagine
...life. I would establish but one great general rule to be observed in all conversation, which is this, " that men should not talk to please themselves, but...whether it be adapted to the time when, the place where, and the person to whom, it is spoken. For the utter extirpation of these orators and story-tellers,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pagine
...should not talk to please themselves, but those that hear them. This would make them con. whether i what they speak be worth hearing; whether there be...whether it be adapted to the time when, the place where, and the person to whom it is spoken. For the utter extirpation of these orators and story-tellers,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 pagine
...talk to please themselves, but those that hear them. This would make them consider, whether what tliey speak be worth hearing ; whether there be either wit...; and whether it be adapted to the time when, the pkce where, and the person to whom it is spoken. For the utter extirpation of these orators and story-tellers,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 328 pagine
...them. This would make them consider, whether what they speak be worth hearing ; whether there be cither wit or sense in what they are about to say ; and whether it be adapted to the time when, the place where, and the person to whom it is spoken. For the utter extirpation of these orators and story-tellers,'which... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 306 pagine
...life. I would establish but one great general rule to be observed in all conversation, which is this, " that men should not talk to please themselves, but...whether it be adapted to the time when, the place where, and the person to whom, it is spoken. For the utter extirpation of these orators and story-tellers,... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pagine
...can still be more agreeable to his company, as well as pleased in himself, in being only an hearer. It is a secret known but to few, yet of no small «se in the conduct of lite, that when you fall into a man's conversation, the first thingyou should... | |
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I would establish but one great general rule to be observed in all conversation, which is this, "that men should not talk to please themselves, but those that hear them." This would make them consider, whether what they speak be worth hearing; whether... 
