 I had the honour to have much conversation with Brutus ; and was told, that his ancestor Junius, Socrates, Epaminondas, Cato the younger, Sir Thomas More, and himself were perpetually together : a sextumvirate, to which all the ages of the world cannot...  Utopia: or, The happy republic. To which is added, The new Atlantis, by lord ... - Page 49by Thomas More (st.) - 1845Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...Socrates, Epaminondas, Calo the younger, Sir Thomas More, and himfelf, were perpetually together : A Sextumvirate, to which all the Ages of the World cannot add a feventh. It would be tedious to trouble the Reader with relating what vaft Numbers of illuftrious Perfons... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...Socrates, Efaminondas, Cats the Younger, Sir Thomas Moore, and himfelf, were perpetually together : A Sextumvirate to which all the Ages of the World cannot add a Seventh. IT IT would be tedious to trouble the Reader with relating what vaft Numbers of illuftrious Perfons... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...Socrates, Epaminondas, Cato the younger, Sir Thomas More, and himself were perpetually together : a sextumvirate, to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh. It would be tedious to trouble the reader with relating, what vast numbers of illustrious persons were... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 606 pages
...be regarded as one of the chief Thomas More were perpetually together; a sextumvirate, he remarks, to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh." This group is judiciously combined by Barry, in his magnificent picture of Elysium. How different was... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pages
...Junius, Socrates, Epaminondas, Cato the younger, and sir Thomas More, were perpetually together: a sextumvirate, to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh.' Swift's Works, vol. ii. p. 1S7. Now, it so happens, that there are only two of this odd matchless sextumvirate... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - 634 pages
...more sublime? For ouipart we ague «illi Sv.ift, in enumerating Brutus among»! that sextr.mvitate, to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh. We may, perhaps, be carried away by our enthusiasm for the character of this preat man, whose mind,... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - 648 pages
...virtue more sublime ? For our part we agree with Swift, in enumerating Brutus amongst that sextnmvirate, to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh. We may, perhaps, be carried away by our enthusiasm for the character of this great >тап, whose mind,... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 pages
...Epaminondas, Cato the younger. Sir Thomas More, and himself, were perpetually together:' a :•< vtumvii.it>', to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh. Gulliver. Leonidas, B. C . 480. slain, ThermopyUe. Herod Agrippa (of Palestine"), AD 44. d. Cftarea.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pages
...Socrates, Kpaminnnda3, Cato the younger,* Sir Thomas More, and himself, were perpetually together :' a sextumvirate, to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh. It would be tedious to trouble the reader with relating what vast numbers of illustrious persons were... | |
 | 1834 - 368 pages
...Socrates, Epaminondas, Cato the younger, Sir THOMAS MORE, and himself, were perpetually together ; — a sextumvirate, to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh." SWIFT. " It will be difficult to point out any man like MORE since the death of Boiithius, the last... | |
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