 The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they can to widen the partition...  The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq - Pagina 2921728Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Tatler - 1754 - 338 pagina’s
...Extremes, he has fomething in him very great and very mean: A fkilful Artift may draw an excellent Piflure of him in either of thefe Views. The fineft Authors...in her a generous Ambition, feed her with Hopes of Immortality and Perfection, and do all they can to widen the Partition bewveen lhe Virtuous and the... | |
 | 1773 - 394 pagina’s
...creature made up of different extremes,- he has fomething in him very great and very mean : a fkilful artift may draw an excellent pifture of : him in either...•antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous fide. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the foul, raife in her a generous ambition, feed her with... | |
 | 1709 - 388 pagina’s
...he has fomething in Elm very great and very mean : A flcilful artift may draw an excellent picture of him in either of thefe views. The fineft Authors...antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous fide. They They cultivate the natural grandeur of the Soul, raife in her a generous ambition, feed... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pagina’s
...great and very mean : a skilful artist may draw an. excellent picture of him in either view. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous feitkm, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 348 pagina’s
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 pagina’s
...artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either view. The finest authors of antiquity have tuken him on the more advantageous side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 340 pagina’s
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pagina’s
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 332 pagina’s
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 410 pagina’s
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
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