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" And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness, because it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desires of the mind; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature of things. "
Man Primeval: Or, The Constitution and Primitive Condition of the Human ... - Page 82
by John Harris - 1854 - 480 pages
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Poetics; Or a Series of Poems and Disquisitions on Poetry ...

George Dyer - 1812 - 240 pages
...poesy serveth and conserved! to magnanimity, morality, and delectation. And, therefore, it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness, because it doth raise and erect the mind; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind to the nature of things *." I close these testimonies,...
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The Sylvan Wanderer;: Consisting of a Series of Moral ..., Volumes 1-2

Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 pages
...Poesy serveth, and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and delectation ; and therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting , the shews of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth humble and bow the mind to the nature...
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The Descent of Liberty: A Mask

Leigh Hunt - 1815 - 160 pages
...esy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind, whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature...
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The North American Review, Volume 56

1843 - 706 pages
...poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And, therefore, it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...submitting the shows of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature of things." — Advancement of Learning,...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...by submitting the shows of things to the desires of thfe mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature of things. And we see, that...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...potestas. 4. Its use is to satisfy the mind in these points where nature does not satisfy it. It was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind into the nature...
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Examples of English Prose: From the Reign of Elizabeth to the Present Time ...

George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature...
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The Two Books of Francis, Lord Verulam: Of the Proficience and Advancement ...

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...poesy serveth and conierreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness, because it doth raise and erect _the mindj by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth / buckle...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature...
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