 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 560 pagina’s
...him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration,...harm to virtue, but rather help to make it manifest. LXXXI. De Corruptela Morum. — There cannot be one colour of t-frp mi'ndj another of the wit. If the... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 558 pagina’s
...him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration,...harm to virtue, but rather help to make it manifest. LXXXI. De Corruptela Morum. — There cannot be one colour of the mind, another of the wit. If the... | |
 | James Mason - 1875 - 674 pagina’s
...he seemed to me ever by his work one of the greatest of men, and most worthy of admiration that hath been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed...harm to virtue, but rather help to make it manifest.' JOHN SELDEN. The seventeenth century was rich in great lawyers ; but few could take precedence of John... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pagina’s
...him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me over, by his work, UOEU, who is very well acquainted with my Humour,...at his own Table or in my Chamber as I think fit, The word " Discovery " is used, in the sense applied to it by Ben Jonson, in John Earle's " Microcosmographie... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 pagina’s
...reverence him for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration,...harm to virtue, but rather help to make it manifest. 1 Horace, de Arte Poetica, 346 (slightly altered). Jonson's own translation is: * with honour [to]... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1883 - 860 pagina’s
...in many ages. In his adversity, I ever prayed that God would give him strength, for greatness he 10 could not want. Neither could I condole in a word...harm to virtue, but rather help to make it manifest." ' In the dedication of his Essays to the Duke of Buckingham, Bacon uses this expression : ' I do conceive... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson - 1879 - 844 pagina’s
...reverence him for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever by his work one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration,...harm to virtue, but rather help to make it manifest." — G. w This answer is an acknowledgment of the following unintelligible piece of doggerel, here inserted,... | |
 | Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer.) - 1879 - 256 pagina’s
...he seemed to me ever by his work one of the greatest of men, and most worthy of admiration that hath been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed...harm to virtue, but rather help to make it manifest.' JOHN SELDEN. The seventeenth century was rich in great lawyers, but few could take precedence of John... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 pagina’s
...reverence him for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me even by his work one of the greatest men and most worthy of admiration...harm to virtue, but rather help to make it manifest. Timber ; or, Diteooeria mode upon Men and Matter. Works, p. 749. Poetry is a speaking picture, and... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1882 - 526 pagina’s
...ages ;_in his adversity I ever prayed that God would give him strength, — for greatness he would not want ; neither could I condole in a word or syllable...harm to virtue, but rather help to make it manifest." At home his popularity was due, I think, more to his eloquence as a speaker, and his repute as a man... | |
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My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place, or honours : but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy... 
