EssaysA.L. Bart, 1800 |
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Strana 5
... taken pains to make little cavils and exceptions , to lessen the reputation of this great man , whom nature hath made too big to confine himself to the exactness of a studied stile . He let his mind have its full flight , and sheweth by ...
... taken pains to make little cavils and exceptions , to lessen the reputation of this great man , whom nature hath made too big to confine himself to the exactness of a studied stile . He let his mind have its full flight , and sheweth by ...
Strana 11
... taken the same liberty ; and if it be ob- jected , that the quotations in Plutarch are taken from Greek authors , and consequently are in the same language as his , whereas Montaigne has stuff'd his French book with Greek , Latin and ...
... taken the same liberty ; and if it be ob- jected , that the quotations in Plutarch are taken from Greek authors , and consequently are in the same language as his , whereas Montaigne has stuff'd his French book with Greek , Latin and ...
Strana 13
... taken notice of . Balzac and some others affirm , that Montaigne's vanity and pride , are not suitable to an author and philosopher , that it was ridiculous and useless to keep a page , having hardly 6000 livres a year , and more ...
... taken notice of . Balzac and some others affirm , that Montaigne's vanity and pride , are not suitable to an author and philosopher , that it was ridiculous and useless to keep a page , having hardly 6000 livres a year , and more ...
Strana 19
... taken the city of Rhegium , and in it the governour Phyton , a very gallant man , who had made so obstinate a defence , he was resolved to make him a tragical example of his revenge ; in order whereunto , and the more sensibly to ...
... taken the city of Rhegium , and in it the governour Phyton , a very gallant man , who had made so obstinate a defence , he was resolved to make him a tragical example of his revenge ; in order whereunto , and the more sensibly to ...
Strana 20
... particularly forbidden their sages : but the story , never- theless , says , that Psammenitus , king of Egypt , being defeated and taken prisoner by Cambyses king of Persia , seeing his own daughter pass by him in a wretched habit , with a.
... particularly forbidden their sages : but the story , never- theless , says , that Psammenitus , king of Egypt , being defeated and taken prisoner by Cambyses king of Persia , seeing his own daughter pass by him in a wretched habit , with a.
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according actions Æneid affairs amongst ancient Antisthenes Aristippus Aristotle arms authority battel beasts believe better betwixt body Cæsar call'd caus'd CHAP Chrysippus Cicero command condition contrary custom dæmon danger death Democritus discourse divine effect emperour enemy Epaminondas Epicurus Epig example expence extream eyes fancy fantastick father favour fear fortune friends Gaul give glory greater greatest hand Heraclitus honour horse human humour imagination judge judgment Julius Cæsar king knowledge laws learning liberty liv'd live Lycurgus Macedon manner master means mind Montaigne nature necessity never nihil opinion Ovid pain passion peradventure philosophers physician Plato pleasure Plutarch Pompey present princes publick quæ quam quod reason receiv'd reputation Rome Scythians shew Socrates soever sort soul speak things thou thought tion true truth understanding valour vertue vice wherein whilst withal words Xenophon
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Strana 414 - Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Strana 276 - Immunis aram si tetigit manus, Non sumptuosa blandior hostia Mollivit aversos Penates Farre pio et saliente mica.
Strana 139 - Not that fine speaking is not a very good and commendable quality; but not so excellent and so necessary as some would make it; and I am scandalized that our whole life should be spent in nothing else. I would first understand my own language, and that of my neighbours with whom most of my business and conversation lies.
Strana 108 - All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not the science of honesty and goodness.
Strana 41 - We are not men, nor have other tie upon one another, but by our word. If we did but discover the horror and gravity of it, we should pursue it with fire and sword, and more justly than other crimes.
Strana 662 - I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare: and I dare a little the more, as I grow older; for methinks custom allows to age more liberty of prating, and more indiscretion of talking of a man's self.
Strana 303 - Still earlier, Rabelais cites him with due respect. Montaigne, in 1589, says: " We dunces had been lost, had not this book raised us out of the dirt. By this favor of his we dare now speak and write. The ladies are able to read to schoolmasters. 'Tis our breviary.
Strana 83 - ... pound them to a pulp, which they mix with their wine, and drink it; where the...
Strana 267 - Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast ; Still to be powdered, still perfumed: Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art's hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound.
Strana 64 - Inter spem curamque, timores inter et iras, Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum : Grata superveniet quae non sperabitur hora.