 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...  Advancement of Learning - Page 101by Francis Bacon - 1869 - 379 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and events greater and more hcroical ; because true history propoundeth the successes and...according to revealed providence : because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged; therefore poesy endueth them... | |
 | James Douglas (of Cavers.) - 1839 - 406 pages
...of man, Poesy feigneth acts and events greater and more heroical ; because true history propoundeth successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to...according to revealed Providence ; because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged, therefore Poesy endueth them... | |
 | James Douglas (of Cavers.) - 1839 - 404 pages
...of man, Poesy feigneth acts and events greater and more heroical ; because true history propoundeth successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to...just in retribution, and more according to revealed Provi-- dence ; because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...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...virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just l Painters aml poets have equal privilège in action. LVoesy— Baffiiclle.] in retribution, and more... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 590 pages
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 | 1841 - 832 pages
...magnitude which .-ati-sficth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and events greater and more heroica! ; because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merjts of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution, and more according... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - 1844 - 214 pages
...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...according to revealed providence: because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary and less interchanged, therefore poesy endueth them with... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 pages
...acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisneth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and events greater and more heroical : because...according to revealed providence : because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged, therefore poesy endueth them... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1847 - 366 pages
...feigneth acts and events greater and moreheroical. Because true history propoundeth the sacrifices and issues of actions, not so agreeable to the merits...according to revealed providence. Because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary and less interchanged, therefore poesy endueth them with... | |
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