To use too many circumstances, ere one come to the matter, is wearisome; to use none at all, is blunt.
进入正题之前铺陈过多,令人厌倦;完全不作铺垫,又显得生硬。
— Francis Bacon · Essays (1625) · Of Discourse —
To use too many circumstances, ere one come to the matter, is wearisome; to use none at all, is blunt.
进入正题之前铺陈过多,令人厌倦;完全不作铺垫,又显得生硬。