 | Charles Knight - 1866 - 704 pages
...characteristics, so well described by Camden :— £•" Whereas our tongue is mixed, it is no disgrace. The Italian is pleasant, "But without sinews, as a...fulsome, running too much on the o, and terrible like the deril in a play. The Dutch manlike, but withal very harsh, as one ready at every word to pick a quarrel... | |
 | William Camden, Thomas Moule, Mark Antony Lower - 1870 - 470 pages
...as a ftill Compared fleeting water. The French, delicate, but even others. nice as a woman, fcarce daring to open her lips for fear of marring her countenance. The Spanifh, majeftical, but fulfome, running too much on the O, and terrible like the devil in a play.... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1873 - 814 pages
...and, in a manner, all Christian nations the Latino. The Italian is pleasant, but without sinewes, as still, fleeting water. The French delicate, but even nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lippes for fear of marring her countenance. The Spanish majestical, but fulsome, running too much on... | |
 | Arthur B. Davison - 1880 - 396 pages
...LANGUAGE. THE sweetness of our tongue shall appear the more plainly, if we match it with our neighbours. The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as a...fulsome, running too much on the O, and terrible like the devil in a play ; the Dutch manlike, but withal very harsh, as one ready, at every word, to pick a... | |
 | Ward, Lock and co, ltd - 1884 - 968 pages
...English Tongue," thus descants upon its sweetness, in comparison with the qualities of other tongues : " The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as a...nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lips for feare of marring her countenance. The Spanish majesticall, but fulsome, running too I.HM-II on the... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1884 - 804 pages
...and, in a manner, all Christian nations the Latine. The Italian is pleasant, but without sinewes, as still, fleeting water. The French delicate, but even nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lippes for fear of marring her countenance. The Spanish majestical, but fulsome, running too much on... | |
 | Lucy Toulmin Smith - 1885 - 200 pages
...Tongue," thus descants upon its sweetness, in comparison with the qualities of other tongues :—" The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as a...nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lips for feare of marring her countenance. The Spanish majesticall, but fulsome, running too much on the O,... | |
 | Catholic University of America - 1905 - 518 pages
...epistles concerning the elegancies of the English tongue, declared "The French delicate but even as nice as a woman scarce daring to open her lips for fear of marring her countenance; the Spanish majestic but fulsome, leaning too much on the 0 and terrible like the devil in a play." The defenders... | |
 | Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff - 1898 - 424 pages
...striking words from Camden's remains, which he had sent me the other day, and which I quote : — " The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as a still, fleeting water. The French delicate, but ever nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lips for fear of marring her countenance. The Spanish... | |
 | Robert Chambers, David Patrick - 1901 - 862 pages
...which shall appeare the more plainely if we match it with our Neighboures. The Italian is pleasante, en. The griefs of private men are soon allayed. But...forest deer being struck, Runs to an herb that clo Lippes, for feare of marring her Countenance ; the Spanish Majestical, but fulsome, running too much... | |
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The Italian is pleasant but without sinews, as a still fleeting water. The French, delicate, but even nice as a woman, scarce daring to open her lips for fear of marring her countenance. The Spanish, majestical, but fulsome, running too much on the O,... 
