 | Samuel Sullivan Cox - 1865 - 486 pages
...Beaumont's " Elder Brother," sit in his study, mount upon the wings of speculation, and " hourly converse v With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels,...victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account, and in his fancy Deface their ill-placed statues." But, sir, criticism on the art of war, to be valuable now,... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1866 - 300 pages
...THE EDITOR. That place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers...account, and in my fancy Deface their ill-placed statues. BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER. 0 Messed letters .' that combine in one All ages past, and make one live with... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1866 - 736 pages
...enjoy myself; that place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers...And sometimes, for variety, I confer With kings and emprrors, and weigh their counCidling their victories, if unjustly got, [sels ; Unto a strict account,... | |
 | James Vaulx Drake - 1867 - 502 pages
...enjoy myself. That place that does Contain my books, the best companions, is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophers;...fancy, Deface their ill-placed statues. Can I then Fart with such constant pleasures, to embrace Uncertain vanities ? No; be it your care To augment a... | |
 | Gideon Smales - 1867 - 294 pages
...enjoy myself. That place that does Contain my books, the best companions, is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophers;...victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account; and iu my fancy, Deface their ill-plac'd statues. Can I then Part with such constant pleasures, to embrace... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 pages
...breed. R. Heath. That place that does Contain mv books, the best companions, is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophers...for variety, I confer With kings and emperors, and weightheir counsels. T. Fletcher. BOOES — continued. Books should to one of these four ends conduce,... | |
 | British dramatists - 1868 - 138 pages
...OF A LIBRARY. That place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers...account, and in my fancy Deface their ill-placed statues. Beaumont and Fletcher. DELICACY OF REPUTATION. Upon a time, Reputation, Love, and Death, Would travel... | |
 | 1872 - 710 pages
...enjoy myself. That place that does Contain my books, tho best companions, is To me a glorious court, . ill-plac'd statues. Can I then Part with such constant pleasures, to embrace Uncertain vanities Î... | |
 | Albert Walker - 1873 - 276 pages
...attention. Bacon. The place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse "With the old sages and philosophers...account, and in my fancy Deface their ill-placed statues. Beaumont and Fletcher. If the secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts... | |
 | Percival Keane (pseud.) - 1873 - 128 pages
...OF A LIBRARY. That place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers...strict account, and in my fancy Deface their ill-placed statutes. Becvumont and Fletcher. WHEN Counsellor Madan was once at Croydon Assizes, he went in company... | |
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Give me leave To enjoy myself : that place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers ; And sometimes, for variety, I confer With kings and emperors, and weigh... 
