 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 392 páginas
...proof, which occurs, ig enough. Take the following from Bacon's Advancement of Learning, 4to. 1633 : " It is not possible to have the true pictures or statuaes of Cyrus, Alexander, Cxssae, no nor of the kings or great personages of much,later years," &c. p. 88. Again : " — without... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 páginas
...desires. We see, then, how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power, or of the hands. For have not the verses of Homer continued twenty five hundred years or more, without the loss of a syllable or letter; during which time infinite... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 páginas
...desires. We see, then, how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power, or of the hands. For have not the verses of Homer continued twenty five hundred years or more, without the loss of a syllable or letter; during which time infinite... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 páginas
...desires. We see then how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power, or of the hands. For have not the verses...? It is not possible to have the true pictures or statues of Cyrus, Alexander, Caesar; no, nor of the kings or great personages of much later years ;... | |
 | 1843 - 706 páginas
...desires. We see then how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power, or of the hands. For have not the verses...? It is not possible to have the true pictures or statues of Cyrus, Alexander, Cscsar ; no, nor of the kings or great personages of much later years... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 páginas
...of power or of the bauds. For have not the verses of Homer continued twenty-five hundred years and more, without the loss of a syllable or letter ; during...? It is not possible to have the true pictures or statues of Cyrus, Alexander, Caesar, no, nor of the kings, or great personages of much later years.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 páginas
...of power or of the bauds. For have not the verses of Homer continued twenty-five hundred years and more, without the loss of a syllable or letter ; during...castles, cities, have been decayed and demolished I It is not possible to have the true pictures or statues of Cyrus, Alexander, Caesar, no, nor of the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 páginas
...desires ; we see then how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power or of the hands. For have not the verses of Homer continued twenty-five hundred years and more, without the loss of a syllable or letter; during which time infinite palaces, temples, castles,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 500 páginas
...proof which occurs is enough. Take the following from Bacon's Advancement of Learning, 4 to. 1633 : " It is not possible to have the true pictures or statuaes of Cyrus, Alexander, Csesar, no nor of the kings or great personages of much later years," &c. p. 88. Again: " — without... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 páginas
...desires. We see then how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power, or of the hands. For have not the verses...? It is not possible to have the true pictures or statues of Cyrus, Alexander, Caesar ; no, nor of the kings or great personages of much later years... | |
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We see then how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power, or of the hands. For have not the verses of Homer continued twenty-five hundred years, or more, without the loss of a syllable or letter ; during which... 
