 Latin tongues, are thereto no less skilful in the Spanish, Italian, and French, or in some one of them, it resteth not in me, sith I am persuaded, that as the noblemen and gentlemen do surmount in this behalf, so these come little or nothing at all behind...  Moral and political dialogues - Page 237de Richard Hurd - 1811Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Foster Watson - 1909 - 648 pages
...Truly," says Harrison, l " it is a rare thing with us now to hear of a courtier which hath but bis own language. And to say how many gentlewomen and...Greek and Latin tongues are thereto no less skilful hi the Spanish, Italian, and French, or in some one of them, it resteth not in me." Whether the one... | |
 | 1910 - 610 pages
...'Trulie it is a rare thing with us now to heare a courtier which has but his own language. And to saie how many gentlewomen and ladies there are, that beside sound knowledge of thé Greek and Latin toongs, are thereto no less skilfull in thé Spanish, Italian, and French or in... | |
 | John George Robertson, Charles Jasper Sisson - 1917 - 552 pages
...which hath but his own langnage. And to say how many gentlewomen and ladies there are that besides sound knowledge of the Greek and Latin tongues are...skilful in the Spanish, Italian, and French, or in some oneof them, it resteth not in me, sith I am persuaded that, as the noblemen and gentlemen do surmount... | |
 | John George Robertson, Charles Jasper Sisson - 1917 - 560 pages
...when they come abroad that any man shall either hear or read of. Truly it is a rure thing with us now to hear of a courtier which hath but his own language....say how many gentlewomen and ladies there are that besides sound knowledge of the (ireek and Latin tongues are thereto no less skilful in the Spanish,... | |
 | Robert Burns Morgan - 1923 - 696 pages
...when they come abroad that any man shall either hear or read of. Truly it is a rare thing with us now, to hear of a courtier which hath but his own language....say how many gentlewomen and ladies there are that besides sound knowledge of the Greek and Latin tongues are thereto no less skilful in the Spanish,... | |
 | John Langdon-Davies - 1927 - 408 pages
...many gentlewomen and ladies there are," wrote Harrison in his Description of England, "that besides sound knowledge of the Greek and Latin tongues are...skilful in the Spanish, Italian and French, or in some one of them, it resteth not in me, sith I am persuaded that, as the noblemen and gentlemen do surmount... | |
 | William Harrison, Georges Edelen - 1994 - 564 pages
...either hear or read of.8 Truly it is a rare thing with us now to hear of a courtier which hath hut his own language. And to say how many gentlewomen...of the Greek and Latin tongues, are thereto no less skillful in the Spanish, Italian, and French, or in some one of them, it resteth not in me, sith I... | |
 | Nick Frost - 2005 - 448 pages
...gentlewomen of Elizabeth's Court. William Harrison comments in his Description of England: 'And to saie how many gentlewomen and ladies there are, that beside sound knowledge of the Greeke and Latine toongs, are thereto no lesse skilfull in the Spanish. Italian and French, or in some... | |
 | 314 pages
...an excellent veine of writing beforetime not regarded. Truly it is a rare thing with us now to heare of a courtier which hath but his own language. And...and Latin tongues, are thereto no less skilful in Spanish, Italian, and French, or in some one of them, it resteth not in me ; sith I am persuaded that,... | |
 | 1910 - 604 pages
..."Trulie it is a rare thing with us now to heare a courtier which has but his own language. And to saie how many gentlewomen and ladies there are, that beside sound knowledge of the Greek and Latin toongs, are thereto no less skilfull in the Spanish, Italian, and French or in some one of them, it... | |
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