 | 1922 - 988 sayfa
...of her inteltions in Gaul) lectual independence, and testifies her willingness to cease o | Gaelic "It is with words as with sunbeams, the more they are condensed the deeper * A nation whose brink of barbarism in to exist."—/''. Schlcqd. LANGUAGE it would be just as if we... | |
 | 1902 - 246 sayfa
...in actual need of food. — Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette. If you would be pungent, be brief ; for it is with words as with sunbeams — the more they are condensed the deeper they burn. — Southey. A man who knows the world will not only make the most of everything he does know, but... | |
 | 1928 - 580 sayfa
...NEWARK, NJ Published by G. & C. MERRIAM Co., Springfield, Mass. VOL. X FEBRUARY, 1935 NO. 4 TT Tr*~* // is with words as with sunbeams — the more they are- • • *-> condensed, the deeper they burn. — ROBERT SOUTBBY»..£ MORE INVENTED WORDS From numerous sources information is given WORD STUDY... | |
 | Henry Robinson Shipherd - 1926 - 380 sayfa
...17:27.) A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. (Ibid., 25 : II.) ROBERT SOUTHEY It is with words as with sunbeams, — the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn. (Quoted by Mathews, 123.) LESLIE STEPHEN When I had to write, I simply tried to say what I had to say... | |
 | London metrop. tabernacle - 1881 - 654 sayfa
...suffer a word of exhortation. Join the Early Closing Association as soon as possible, and "Be brief, for it is with words as with sunbeams, the more they are condensed the deeper they burn." (I am indebted to Soutbey for the latter half of this exhortation.) In this class, though perhaps not... | |
 | Vernon K. McLellan, Vernon McLellan - 1996 - 264 sayfa
...late. The spoken word is like an arrow. You cannot call it back. If you would be pungent, be brief, for it is with words as with sunbeams; the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn. Robert Southey A second wind is what some preachers get when they say, "And now in conclusion." The... | |
 | Richard Lederer - 2010 - 262 sayfa
...is the memory of the human race. / V WILLIAM HENRY SMITH /\ condensed, the deeper they burn. ROBERT SOUTHEY It is with words as with sunbeams. The more they are 1 he language is no longer lived; it is merely spoken. GEORGE STEINER , . \ / JVlan does not live by... | |
 | Aaron Ben-Ze'Ev - 2001 - 642 sayfa
...high intensity at that point. In the words of Robert Southey: "If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams — the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn." A partial perspective — focusing our entire set of resources on a few personal objects — must also... | |
 | Mark Alan Stewart - 2001 - 284 sayfa
...caustic statement or general personality, as in this sentence: ** If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams — the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn." — Robert Southey Other words suggesting a sharp or biting personality or remark are mordant, acrimonious,... | |
 | Vincent McInerney - 2001 - 296 sayfa
...be brought before the listener is through dialogue. Dialogue If you would be pungent, be brief, for it is with words as with sunbeams, the more they are condensed the deeper they burn. Saxe that sort of tawny colour? ... Do you think he does those sorts of things to his wife in real... | |
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If you would be pungent, be brief ; for it is with words as with sunbeams — the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn. 
