 The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they can to widen the partition...  The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq - Strana 2921728Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Tatler - 1754 - Počet stránok 338
...Extremes, he has fomething in him very great and very mean: A fkilful Artift may draw an excellent Piflure of him in either of thefe Views. The fineft Authors...in her a generous Ambition, feed her with Hopes of Immortality and Perfection, and do all they can to widen the Partition bewveen lhe Virtuous and the... | |
 | 1773 - Počet stránok 394
...creature made up of different extremes,- he has fomething in him very great and very mean : a fkilful artift may draw an excellent pifture of : him in either...•antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous fide. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the foul, raife in her a generous ambition, feed her with... | |
 | 1709 - Počet stránok 388
...he has fomething in Elm very great and very mean : A flcilful artift may draw an excellent picture of him in either of thefe views. The fineft Authors...antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous fide. They They cultivate the natural grandeur of the Soul, raife in her a generous ambition, feed... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - Počet stránok 498
...great and very mean : a skilful artist may draw an. excellent picture of him in either view. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous feitkm, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Počet stránok 348
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - Počet stránok 628
...artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either view. The finest authors of antiquity have tuken him on the more advantageous side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - Počet stránok 340
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 496
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - Počet stránok 332
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - Počet stránok 410
...very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in either of these views. The finest authors of antiquity have taken him on the more advantageous...side. They cultivate the natural grandeur of the soul, raise in her a generous ambition, feed her with hopes of immortality and perfection, and do all they... | |
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