 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...the sophy of Persia, were all high and great spirits, and yer the most beautiful men of their times. In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a picture... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Ethics - 1854 - 894 pages
...the sophi of Persia, were all high and great spirits ; and yet the most beautiful men of their times. , decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which a picture... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...the sophy3 of Persia, were all high and great spirits, and yet the most beautiful men of their times. In beauty, that of favour' is more than that of colour, and that of decent5 and gracious6 motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a picture... | |
 | J. Watts Lethbridge - Man-woman relationships - 1856 - 224 pages
...excellent. Nature works by laws, not by rule and compass, nor has she any neighbours to borrow from. " In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a picture... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1858 - 798 pages
...intrigue or confederacy had been meant, some other word, such as conjurationibus, would have been used. " In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour" (Ess. 43.). MB. SINGER says, "favour is general... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...the sophy of Persia, were all high and great spirits, and yet the most beautiful men of their times. In beauty, that of favour, is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which a picture... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1864 - 406 pages
...favour.—A man's favour is his aspect or appearance. "In beauty," says Bacon, in his 43rd Ussay, " that of favour is more than that of colour; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour." The word is now lost to us in that sense; but... | |
 | Nathaniel Holmes - 1867 - 636 pages
...-Bacon's notions on the subject, as may be seen in this passage from the Essay of Beauty (1612) : — " In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which a picture... | |
 | Roses - Gift books - 1867 - 172 pages
...the sofi of Persia, were all high and great spirits, and yet the most beautiful men of their times. In beauty, that of favour, is more than that of colour , and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a picture... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1867 - 414 pages
...favour. — A man's favor is his aspect or appearance. " In beauty," says Bacon, in his 4^d Essay, " that of favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour." [Compare Pro-verbs, xxxi. 30.] The word is now... | |
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In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour, and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. 
