 | Basil Montagu - 1812 - 494 pages
...much better than that noise or sound which mu" sicians make while they are tuning their instru" ments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but yet " is a...the instruments of " the Muses, that they may play who have better " hands. And, surely, when I set before me the " condition of these times, from the... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are in tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but...her third visitation or circuit in all the qualities thereof; as the excellency and vivacity of the wits of this age ; the noble helps and lights which... | |
 | 1821 - 404 pages
...own work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but...tune the instruments of the muses, that they may play who have better hands. And, surely, when I set before me the condition of these times in which learning... | |
 | 1821 - 408 pages
...own work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but yet is a cause vrhy the music is sweeter afterwards. So have I been content to tune the instruments of the muses,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are in tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but...her third visitation or circuit in all the qualities thereof; as the excellency and vivacity of the wits of this age ; the noble helps and lights which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...own work,) not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments ; which is nothing pleasant to hear, but...her third visitation or circuit in all the qualities thereof — as the excellency and vivacity of the wits of this age ; the noble helps and lights which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...own work, not much better than the noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but...muses, that they may play that have better hands." To posterity and distant ages Bacon bequeathed his good name, and posterity and distant ages will do... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...own work), not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments ; which is nothing pleasant to hear, but...sweeter afterwards: so have I been content to tune the instru• ments of the muses, that they may play that have better hands. And surely, when I set before... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are in tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but...her third visitation or circuit in all the qualities thereof; as the excellency and vivacity of the wits of this age ; the noble helps and lights which... | |
 | 1829 - 592 pages
...own work,) not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments ; which is nothing pleasant to hear, but...her third visitation or circuit in all the qualities thereof — as the excellency and vivacity of the wits of this day ; the noble helps and lights which... | |
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I have passed through, this writing seemeth to me, (si nunquam fallit imago] as far as a man can judge of his own work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments ; which is nothing pleasant to... 
