Imaginary conversations. Third series : Conversations of literary men (First series)Chapman and Hall, 1876 - 4 pages |
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... Genius snakes surround , As erewhile poor Medusa's . We however have defences against the shafts of the vulgar , and such as no position could give . Sidney . God hath granted unto both of us hearts easily contented , hearts fitted for ...
... Genius snakes surround , As erewhile poor Medusa's . We however have defences against the shafts of the vulgar , and such as no position could give . Sidney . God hath granted unto both of us hearts easily contented , hearts fitted for ...
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... genius on the other , has not complained of unworthiness preferred to worth ? Who prefers it ? his friend ? no : himself ? no surely . Why then grieve at folly or injustice in those who have no concern in him , and in whom he has no ...
... genius on the other , has not complained of unworthiness preferred to worth ? Who prefers it ? his friend ? no : himself ? no surely . Why then grieve at folly or injustice in those who have no concern in him , and in whom he has no ...
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... genius , render them always and everywhere acceptable , it is pleasing to argue in this fashion . Sidney . Greville ! Greville ! it is better to suffer than to lose the power of suffering . The perception of beauty , grace , and virtue ...
... genius , render them always and everywhere acceptable , it is pleasing to argue in this fashion . Sidney . Greville ! Greville ! it is better to suffer than to lose the power of suffering . The perception of beauty , grace , and virtue ...
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... genius . Fond of trying experiments on poison , we find that the strongest may be extracted from blood ; and this itself is rejected as unworthy of our laboratory , unless it be drawn from a generous and a capacious heart . Porson . No ...
... genius . Fond of trying experiments on poison , we find that the strongest may be extracted from blood ; and this itself is rejected as unworthy of our laboratory , unless it be drawn from a generous and a capacious heart . Porson . No ...
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... genius . Do you hear me with patience ? Porson . With more ; although at Cambridge we rather discourse on Bacon , for we know him better . He was immeasurably a less wise man than Shakespeare , and not a wiser writer : for he knew his ...
... genius . Do you hear me with patience ? Porson . With more ; although at Cambridge we rather discourse on Bacon , for we know him better . He was immeasurably a less wise man than Shakespeare , and not a wiser writer : for he knew his ...
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Page 383 - There is no excellent Beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
Page 518 - What needs my Shakespeare for his honoured bones The labour of an age in piled stones ? Or that his hallowed reliques should be hid Under a star-ypointing pyramid ? Dear son of memory, great heir of fame, What needst thou such weak witness of thy name ? Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thyself a livelong monument.
Page 375 - Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not: but superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men.
Page 366 - That which is past is gone and irrevocable, and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come; therefore they do but trifle with themselves that labour in past matters. There is no man doth a wrong for the wrong's sake, but thereby to purchase himself profit, or pleasure, or honour, or the like; therefore why should I be angry with a man for loving himself better than me? And if any man should do wrong, merely out of...
Page 443 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 374 - It were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an Opinion as is unworthy of him : for the one is unbelief, the other is contumely : and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well to that purpose :
Page 127 - Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man; A mighty maze! but not without a plan; A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot; Or garden tempting with forbidden fruit.
Page 382 - Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
Page 386 - Certainly, fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid...
Page 44 - He spake of love, such love as spirits feel In worlds whose course is equable and pure ; No fears to beat away, no strife to heal, The past unsighed for, and the future sure...