 He will learn, sir, that to accuse and prove are very different, and 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...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Sivu 126tekijä(t) John Hawkins - 1787 - 605 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 sivua
...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 - 1843 - 524 sivua
...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 sivua
...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 sivua
...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 sivua
...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 sivua
...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 sivua
...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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 sivua
...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... | |
 | J H. Aitken - 1853 - 378 sivua
...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... | |
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