And, pretending no more, doth intend the winning of the mind from wickedness to virtue: even as the child is often brought to take most wholesome things by hiding them in such other as have a pleasant taste; which, if one should begin to tell them the... Characters and Criticisms - Page 65by William Alfred Jones - 1857Full view - About this book
| Philip Sidney - 1724 - 270 pages
...phyfick at their ears than at their mouth ; (6 is it jn men (moft of which are childifh in the beft things, 'till they be cradled in their graves) glad...they will be to hear the tales of Hercules, Achilles, Cyrus, JEneas, ^nd hearing them, nmft needs hear the right defcription of wilclom, valour and juftice... | |
| Sir Philip Sidney - 1787 - 158 pages
...their mouth ; fo is it in men ; (moft of whom are childifli in the beft things, 'till they be cradjed in their graves) glad they will be to hear the tales of Hercules, Achilles^ Cyrus, /Eneas ; and hearing them, muft needs hear the right defcription of wifdom, valour, and juftice... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pages
...receive, would sooner take their physic at their ears than their mouth. So is it in men (most of whom are childish in the best things, till they be cradled...they will be to hear the tales of Hercules, Achilles, Cyrus, ./Eneas ; and hearing thena,, must needs hear the right description of wisdom, valour, and justice;... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...have a pleasant taste : which if one should begin to tell them the nature of the aloes or rhubarbarum they should receive, would sooner take their physic at their ears than /their mouth. So is it in men (most of whom are childish in the best things, till they be cradled in... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...have a pleasant taste : which if one should begin to tell them the nature of the aloes or rhubarbarum they should receive, would sooner take their physic at their ears than their mouth. So is it in men (most of whom are childish in the best things, till they be cradled in... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 550 pages
...a pleasant taste : which if one should begirt to tell them the nature of the aloes or rhubarr barum they should receive, would sooner take their physic at their ears than their mouth. So is it in men (most of whom are childish in the best things, till they be cradled ia... | |
| 1830 - 540 pages
...would sooner take their physic at their ears than at their mouth : so is it in men ; (most of whom are childish in the best things, till they be cradled...they will be to hear the tales of Hercules, Achilles, Cyrus, ./Eneas; and hearing them, must needs hear the right description of wisdom, valour and justice... | |
| 1831 - 368 pages
...have a pleasant taste : which, if one should begin to tell them the nature of the aloes or rhubarbarum they should receive, would sooner take their physic...ears than at their mouth : so is it in men ; (most of whom are childish in the best things, till they be cradled in their graves ;) glad they will be to... | |
| 1830 - 550 pages
...would sooner take their physic at their ears than at their mouth : so is it in men ; (most of whom ore childish in the best things, till they be cradled...they will be to hear the tales of Hercules, Achilles, Cyrus, ^Eneas ; and hearing them, must needs hear the right description of wisdom, valour and justice;... | |
| 1842 - 648 pages
...have a pleasant taste ; which, if one should begin to tell them the nature of the aloes or rhubarbarum they should receive, would sooner take their physic...ears than at their mouth : so is it in men (most of them are childish in their best things till they be cradled in their graves) ; glad they will be to... | |
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