 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...  Legislative Documents - Page 101by Iowa. General Assembly - 1872Full view - About this book
 | Noah Porter - 1871 - 404 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... | |
 | William Forsyth - 1871 - 372 pages
...acts or wants of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and events greater and more heroical; because...propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not eo agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution,... | |
 | 1859 - 446 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 true history propoundeth the successes and the issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigneth them... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1873 - 438 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...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
...acts or wants of true history have not that magnitude which satiafleth the mind of man. poesy feigneth acts and events greater and 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
...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 the issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore Poesy feigneth them... | |
 | Thomas Davies King - 1875 - 202 pages
...events of true " history have not that magnitude which satis" fieth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and " events greater and. more heroical. Because...them more just in retribution and more " according to real providence. Because true " history representeth actions and events more " ordinary and less interchanged,... | |
 | Deeps - 1875 - 358 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...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
...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 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... | |
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