"For illustration by extreme contrast, Milton may be compared with Browning. Milton was a great hearsay poet, Browning repeats no hearsay. In reading Milton, the difficulty is to keep up the mental tension where there is so little thought, strictly speaking. With Browning the highest tension is exacted.英文原著 · 《Introduction to Robert Browning》
But who by hearsay speaks, and hath not fully felt What kind of fires they be in which those spirits melt, Shall guess, and fail, what doth displease, Feeling my pulse, miss my disease.英文原著 · 《A Defence of Poesie and Poems》
[340] -- Caesar Frederick. [341] -- I.E., they advanced by way of Mudkal, Tavurugiri, and Kanakagiri, a distance of about fifty-five miles, to Anegundi on the north bask of the river at Vijayanagar. [342] -- Other accounts say that Venkatadri was killed in the battle, and that Tirumala alone of the three brothers survived. Firishtah only wrote from hearsay, and was perhaps misinformed. Probably for "Venkatadri" should be read "Tirumala."
[343] -- Firishtah wrote this towards the close of the century. [344] -- "South Indian Inscriptions," Hultzsch, i. 69; IND. ANT., xxii.英文原著 · 《A Forgotten Empire-Vijayanagar》
As to Mr. Davager, I can tell you nothing more about him, except what is derived from hearsay evidence, which is always unsatisfactory evidence, even in a lawyer's mouth.英文原著 · 《AFTER DARK》
LORD GORING. But women who have common sense are so curiously plain, father, aren't they? Of course I only speak from hearsay.英文原著 · 《An Ideal Husband》
What, then, are the objections? First, Anarchism is impractical, though a beautiful ideal. Second, Anarchism stands for violence and destruction, hence it must be repudiated as vile and dangerous. Both the intelligent man and the ignorant mass judge not from a thorough knowledge of the subject, but either from hearsay or false interpretation.英文原著 · 《Anarchism and Other Essays》
He cannot just walk around using rumor and hearsay and destroy lives and businesses.美剧 · 《Billions》
- Hearsay. - I could call said therapist.美剧 · 《Suits》
Which makes it hearsay, and I don't give a shit.美剧 · 《Suits》
Then go after him, 'cause all you've got on me is hearsay, and might I point out this is the accusation of a man who is about to be fired, which I'd say should be taken with a cubic meter of salt.美剧 · 《Suits》