 And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness, because 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 of things.  The North American Review - Page 2661843Full view - About this book
 | GEORGE RIPLEY - 1852 - 670 pages
...never depart far from it without losing its character. Lord Bacon explains this by saying, that poetry "doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desire of the \ mind" The imagination alters these " shows of things" by adding or subtracting qualities,... | |
 | 1853 - 604 pages
...with more rareness, so as it appeareth that Poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and delectation. And, therefore, it was ever thought to have some participation of divinenes?, because it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desires... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1855 - 530 pages
...distinguished by a delicacy in the passion of love, and by a humanity and generosthercfore poesy feigncth them more just in retribution, and more according...it was ever thought to have some participation of divineneas, because it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desires... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 854 pages
...endueth them with more rareness, and more unexpected and alternative variations. So as it appeareth that poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of 1 De Aug. li. 13. The arrangement is partly altered In the translation,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1859 - 852 pages
...and more unexpected and alternative variations. So as it appeareth that ^)oesy servcth and confcrreth to magnanimity, morality, ./ and to delectation./...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of 1 De Aug. ii. 13. The arrangement is partly altered In the translation,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1859 - 856 pages
...endueth them with more rareness, and more unexpected and alternative variations. So as it appeareth that poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of 1 Df Ang. II. 13. The arrangement is partly altered In the translation,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1908 - 898 pages
...alternative variations. So as it appeareth that poesy serveth and conformeth to magnanimity, morality, and delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to...and erect the mind by submitting the shows of things to_thc desires ot the mind, whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind into the nature of things.1... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1860 - 336 pages
...more unexpected variations : so, as it appeareth, that poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity and delectation; and, therefore, it was ever thought to...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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1903 - 872 pages
...alternative variations. So as it nppeareth that poesy serveth and conformeth to magnanimity, morality, and delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineneas, because it doth raise and erect the mind by submitting the shows of things to the desires... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1861 - 862 pages
...them with more rareness, and more unexpected and alternative variations. So as it appeareth . that poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of 1 De Aug. ii. 13. The arrangement Is partly altered In the translation,... | |
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