 Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and events greater and more heroical : because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable...  The Fortnightly Review - Page 7271883Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1873 - 438 pages
...found in the nature of things. Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind ' of man, poesy...of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue -sxA Nice, \\veiefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution, and more according to revealed providence.... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1873 - 730 pages
...divine. " Therefore, because the acts or wants of true history have not that magnitude which satiafleth the mind of man. poesy feigneth acts and events greater...more heroical ; because true history propoundeth the •ucceescs and issues of actions, not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy... | |
 | David Masson - 1874 - 338 pages
...found in the nature of things. Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, Poesy...because true history propoundeth the successes and the issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore Poesy feigneth them... | |
 | Thomas Davies King - 1875 - 202 pages
...Poetry! * " Because the acts and events of true " history have not that magnitude which satis" fieth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and " events...to the " merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy '' feigns them more just in retribution and more " according to real providence. Because true " history... | |
 | Deeps - 1875 - 358 pages
...proportion inferior to the soul . . . Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy...successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to themerits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution and more according... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1876 - 504 pages
...found in the nature of things. Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy...to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution, and more according to revealed providence. Because true history... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...found in the nature of things. Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy...to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution, and more according to revealed providence : because true history... | |
 | Samuel Davey - 1879 - 302 pages
...found in the nature of things. Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy...successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merit of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution and more according to... | |
 | Paul Stapfer - 1880 - 428 pages
...found in the nature of things. Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy...to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution and more according to revealed providence. . . . And therefore... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1881 - 104 pages
...things. Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfleth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and events greater...to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution, and more according to revealed providence. Because true history... | |
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