 ... an usurper and a murderer not only odious but despicable, he therefore added drunkenness to his other qualities, knowing that kings love wine like other men, and that wine exerts its natural power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds;...  Private Law Among the Romans: From the Pandects - Strana 131podľa John George Phillimore - 1815 - Počet stránok 423Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Počet stránok 640
...power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds ; a poet overlooks the casual distinction of country and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the drapery.' Johnson's Works, v. 109. Johnson had previously attacked Voltaire, in his Memoirs of Frederick the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Počet stránok 648
...power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds ; a poet overlooks the casual distinction of country and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the drapery.' Johnson's Works, v. 109. Johnson had previously attacked Voltaire, in his Memoirs of Frederick the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - Počet stránok 494
...power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds; a poet overlooks the casual distinction of country and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the drapery. The censure which he has incurred by mixing comick and tragick scenes, as it extends to all his works,... | |
 | John Howe Baron Chedworth - 1805 - Počet stránok 392
...like " other men, and that wine exerts its natural " power upon kings. These are the petty cavils " of petty minds ; a poet overlooks the casual " distinctions...satisfied with the figure, neglects the " drapery." Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland. Row, St. James's. Bookbinding Co.. Inc. 300 Summer Street Boston.... | |
 | Oriental tales - 1805 - Počet stránok 168
...artists, which it may also be useful to notice. He says : " A poet overlooks the casual distinction of country, and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the drapery." On this I would beg to observe, that what is often slightly marked in the works of the best artists,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Počet stránok 376
...power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds; a poet overlooks the casual distinction of country and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the drapery. The censure which he has incurred by mixing comick and tragick scenes, as it extends to all his works,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - Počet stránok 394
...power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds ; a poet overlooks the casual distinction of country and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the draper}-. The censure which he has incurred by mixing coinick and tragick scenes, as it extends to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - Počet stránok 390
...power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds; a poet overlooks the casual distinction of country and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the drapery. The censure which he has incurred by mixing comick and tragick scenes, as it extends to all his works,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - Počet stránok 394
...power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds; a poet overlooks the casual distinction of country and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the drapery. The censure which he has incurred by mixing comick and tragick scenes, as it extends to all his works,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - Počet stránok 444
...power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds ; a poet overlooks the casual distinction of country and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the drapery. The censure which he has incurred by mixing comick and tragick scenes, as it extends to all his works,... | |
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