The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: Translated Into English ...S. and E. Ballard, J. Clarke, 1759 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 6-10 de 49
Página 104
... Beauty . Lucretius not to be compared to Virgil , and much lefs A- Such as lived in the Age near Virgil's were fcandalized that any should compare Lucretius to him . I am , indeed , of Opinion , that the Compa- rifon is very unequal ...
... Beauty . Lucretius not to be compared to Virgil , and much lefs A- Such as lived in the Age near Virgil's were fcandalized that any should compare Lucretius to him . I am , indeed , of Opinion , that the Compa- rifon is very unequal ...
Página 105
... Beauty and Perfections of whofe Stile make us lose the Appetite for his Plot . His Elegancy and Delicacy capti- vate us in every Scene , and he is so pleasant throughout , Liquidus , puroque fimillimus amni " i . e . Smoothly running ...
... Beauty and Perfections of whofe Stile make us lose the Appetite for his Plot . His Elegancy and Delicacy capti- vate us in every Scene , and he is so pleasant throughout , Liquidus , puroque fimillimus amni " i . e . Smoothly running ...
Página 109
... Beauty in his Language , will be a better Excufe for me : I am generally for Books that make Ufe of the Sciences , not for those that set them off . Plutarch and Seneca , Pliny , and those of the fame Way of think- ing , have no Hoc ...
... Beauty in his Language , will be a better Excufe for me : I am generally for Books that make Ufe of the Sciences , not for those that set them off . Plutarch and Seneca , Pliny , and those of the fame Way of think- ing , have no Hoc ...
Página 122
... Beauty of the Thing in itself , which he , who had the Management of its Springs , difcerned more clearly , and in its Perfec- tion , than we are able to do . It gives me a Pleasure , to find it is the Judgment of Philofophy , that fo ...
... Beauty of the Thing in itself , which he , who had the Management of its Springs , difcerned more clearly , and in its Perfec- tion , than we are able to do . It gives me a Pleasure , to find it is the Judgment of Philofophy , that fo ...
Página 145
... Beauty that fhine in him ; at least , he would have the fame Rank in our Affections , as Riches , Plea fures , Glory , and our Friends . The beft of us all is not fo much afraid of offending him , as offending a Neighbour , a Parent ...
... Beauty that fhine in him ; at least , he would have the fame Rank in our Affections , as Riches , Plea fures , Glory , and our Friends . The beft of us all is not fo much afraid of offending him , as offending a Neighbour , a Parent ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
Æneid againſt alfo alſo amongſt Anfwer Beafts Beaſts becauſe befides beſt Body Book Cæfar Carneades Caufe Cauſe Cicero contrary Courſe Cuſtom Death defire diſcover Diſeaſe Divine Epicurus Excufe exerciſe faid falfe fame fays Fear fect feems feen felf felves ferve feveral fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes forafmuch Fortune fuch fuffer give greateſt himſelf Honour Houſe ibid Idem itſelf judge Judgment King laft laſt leaſt lefs live Love Lucret Mafter manner Meaſure moft Montaigne moſt muft muſt myſelf Nature Neceffity never Number obferve Occafion Opinion ourſelves Ovid Paffage Paffion pafs Pain Perfon Philofophers Phyfic Phyficians Plato pleaſe Pleaſure Plutarch Pompey prefent Purpoſe Pyrrho Reaſon Refolution reft Romans ſay ſeen Seneca Senfes ſhe ſome Soul ſpeak Suetonius thefe themſelves ther theſe Things thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion Truth Underſtanding uſed Valour Virtue wherein whofe Wiſdom worfe
Pasajes populares
Página 264 - God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened, Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
Página 399 - I care not so much what I am in the opinion of others, as what I am in my own ; I would be rich of myself, and not by borrowing.
Página 570 - Health is a precious thing, and the only one, in truth, meriting that a man should lay out, not only his time, sweat, labour, and goods, but also his life itself to obtain it; forasmuch as, without it, life is...
Página 269 - That if beasts frame any gods to themselves, as 'tis likely they do, they make them certainly such as themselves are, and glorify themselves in it, as we do. For why may not a goose say thus: 'All the parts of the universe I have an interest in: the earth serves me to walk upon ; the sun to light me ; the stars have their influence upon me: I have such an advantage by the winds and such by the waters; there is nothing that yon heavenly roof looks upon so favourably as me ; I am the darling of nature...
Página 219 - For it is written, I will deftroy the wifdom of the wife^ " and will bring to nothing the underftanding of the prudent. " Where is the wife ? Where- is the fcribe ? Where is the difputer '* of this world ? Hath not God made foolifh the "wifdom of this
Página 133 - So I tell you, my friends, never be afraid of those who kill the body but after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will show you whom to fear. Fear Him who, after killing you, has power to hurl you down to the pit; 2 yes, I tell you, fear Him.
Página 394 - To what do Caesar and Alexander owe the infinite grandeur of their renown, but to fortune? How many men has she extinguished in the beginning of their progress, of whom we have no knowledge; who brought as much courage to the work as they, if their adverse hap had not cut them off in the first sally of their arms? Amongst so many and so great dangers, I do not remember...
Página 512 - my sword and shield prepare !" He breathes defiance, blood, and mortal war. So when with crackling flames a cauldron fries, The bubbling waters from the bottom rise ; Above the brims they force their fiery way ; Black vapours climb aloft and cloud the day.