Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, 5. sējumsH. Colburn, 1829 |
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6. lappuse
... genius than we can find in all the philosophers of antiquity ; with one exception , Cicero . On which I desired you to peruse it attentively , and to render me an account of it according to your opinion . NEWTON . Sir , I have been ...
... genius than we can find in all the philosophers of antiquity ; with one exception , Cicero . On which I desired you to peruse it attentively , and to render me an account of it according to your opinion . NEWTON . Sir , I have been ...
14. lappuse
... genius have sometimes been forced away from the service of society into the service of princes ; but they have soon been driven out , or have retired . When shall we see again , in the administration of any country , so accomplished a ...
... genius have sometimes been forced away from the service of society into the service of princes ; but they have soon been driven out , or have retired . When shall we see again , in the administration of any country , so accomplished a ...
23. lappuse
... against currents of air or water courses . We may keep out of their way if we will . I estimate the genius of Bacon as highly as perhaps you do . In this very Essay I find a single sentence which I would rather have AND NEWTON . 23.
... against currents of air or water courses . We may keep out of their way if we will . I estimate the genius of Bacon as highly as perhaps you do . In this very Essay I find a single sentence which I would rather have AND NEWTON . 23.
51. lappuse
... genius . This is the commonest of delusions in the shallows of society . Well doth Bacon say , " There be that can pack the cards and yet cannot play well ; so there are some that are good in canvasses and factions that are otherwise ...
... genius . This is the commonest of delusions in the shallows of society . Well doth Bacon say , " There be that can pack the cards and yet cannot play well ; so there are some that are good in canvasses and factions that are otherwise ...
61. lappuse
... genius ; the other great gift of the Divinity , not always so acceptable to his creatures ; but which however has this advantage , if you will allow it to be one , that , wheras beauty has most admirers at its first appearance , genius ...
... genius ; the other great gift of the Divinity , not always so acceptable to his creatures ; but which however has this advantage , if you will allow it to be one , that , wheras beauty has most admirers at its first appearance , genius ...
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admire altho arcons atheism Bacon BARROW beauty believe better blessing Caius Marius called CATHARINE christianity church Cicero COTTON creature DASHKOF dear divine doth doubt earth enemy England English EPICURUS equal eyes faith fancy father genius give glory GODIVA greater hand hath hear heard heart honour hope idle imagine Izaac juggler KAIDO king labour leave LEOFRIC LEONTION less live look Lord Majesty MARIUS master ment METELLUS MICHEL MIGUEL mind Mordaunt MOTHER never NEWTON NICOLAS Numantia OLDWAYS opinion Orithyia peace PELEUS PENN perhaps permitt PETERBOROUGH philosophers Plato pleasure poets priests prince privy counsellor rajah Rao-Gong-Fao reason reflexion religion Russia shew speak stil tell TERNISSA thee Theophrastus THETIS thing thou art thou hast thought thro truth virtue WALTON whole wilt wisdom wise wiser wish wonder words worse write ZAVELLAS
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60. lappuse - There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell whether Apelles or Albert Durer were the more trifler ; whereof the one would make a personage by. geometrical proportions, the other by taking the best parts out of divers faces to make one excellent.
53. lappuse - But these small wares and petty points of cunning are infinite ; and it were a good deed to make a list of them ; for that nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
31. lappuse - Reform, therefore, without bravery or scandal of former times and persons ; but yet set it down to thyself, as well to create good precedents as to follow them.
60. lappuse - Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
56. lappuse - Arras, opened and put abroad:" whereby the imagery doth appear in figure ; whereas in thoughts they lie but as in packs.
31. lappuse - But power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring. For good thoughts (though God accept them) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act; and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage and commanding ground.
340. lappuse - Rabbi:' for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
44. lappuse - Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men.
55. lappuse - ... certain it is that whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the communicating and discoursing with another : he tosseth his thoughts more easily ; he...
21. lappuse - Truth may, perhaps, come to the price of a pearl that showeth best by day, but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle that showeth best in varied lights.