 ... not. For my own part, I could just as soon have talked Celtic or Sclavonian to them as astronomy, and they would have understood me full as well; so I resolved to do better than speak to the purpose, and to please instead of informing them.  The General Biographical Dictionary - 第 334 頁由 編輯 - 1816完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 456 頁
...helieve that they kucw something of it themselves, which they do not. For my own part, I could jnst as soon have talked Celtic or Sclavonian to them,...astronomy, and they would have understood me full as well : so 1 resolved to do hetter than speak to the purpose, and to please instead of informing them. I... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 518 頁
...political importance. His health also had greatly declined, he was troubled by frequent attacks of rertigo, and appears from this time to have determined to preserve...adds, " who had the greatest share in forming the hill, and is one of the greatest mathematicians and astronomers in Europe, spoke afterwards with infinite... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 頁
...themselves, whieh they do not. For my own part, I eould just as soon have talked Celtie or Selavoniau to them, as astronomy, and they would have understood me full as well : so I resolved to i!o better than speak to the purpose, and to please instead of informing them. I... | |
 | 1832 - 592 頁
...him, and said, that he had made the whole matter very clear to them ; " when, God knows, continued he, " I had not even attempted it. I could as soon...have understood me full as well. Lord Macclesfield, who is one of the greatest mathematicians and astronomers in £ urope, spoke afterwards, with infinite... | |
 | 1834 - 614 頁
...himself upon them as fully master of all its details, while, says he, " I could just as soon haver talked Celtic or Sclavonian to them as astronomy, and they would have understood me just as well." The only literary production ascribed to the Lord Chancellor Macclesfield is a tract,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 510 頁
...him, and said, that he had made the whole matter very clear to them ; " when, God knows," continued he, " I had not even attempted it. I could as soon...have understood me full as well. Lord Macclesfield, who is one of the greatest mathematicians and astronomers in Europe, spoke afterwards, with infinite... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 頁
...success of his oratory on this occasion, — " God knows, I had not even attempted it. I could just as soon have talked Celtic or Sclavonian to them,...they would have understood me full as well."* Lord Chesterfield's eloquence was unquestionably of a high order. Horace Walpole, — who had listened to... | |
 | John George Cochrane - 1844 - 636 頁
...believe that they knew something of it themselves, which they do not. For my own part I could just as soon have talked Celtic or Sclavonian to them as...astronomy, and they would have understood me full as well, so I resolved to do better than speak to the purpose, and to please instead of informing them. I gave... | |
 | 1844 - 620 頁
...bolieve that they knew something of it themselves, which they do not. For my own part I could just as soon have talked Celtic or Sclavonian to them as...astronomy, and they would have understood me full as well, so I resolved to do better than to speak to the purpose, and to please instead of informing them. I... | |
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