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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. "
Crito; or, A dialogue on beauty [translated] by H. Beaumont (pseud. of ... - Page 37
by Robert Dodsley - 1762
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Francis Bacon: (Lord Verulam.): A Critical Review of His Life and Character

Benjamin G. Lovejoy - 1883 - 304 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...
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Crito, Or, A Dialogue on Beauty

Joseph Spence - Aesthetics - 1885 - 86 pages
...possibly he means no more, when he makes the Motion of Venus % the principal thing, by which /Kncas * In Beauty, that of Favour is more than that of Colour;...decent Motion, more than that of Favour. — Lord 5flnw'iWorks,vol.iii.p. 362. Quo fugit Venus, heu ! quove color ? Decens Quo motus ? (For so, I think,...
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The English Essayists: A Comprehensive Selection from the Works of the Great ...

Robert Cochrane - Authors, English - 1887 - 572 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...
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The Essays Or Councils, Civil & Moral: Of Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon - 1887 - 326 pages
...the Sophy of Persia, were all high and great spiritsi 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...
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The Philology of the English Tongue

John Earle - English language - 1887 - 812 pages
...sematologic mark ; favour expression of countenance, and flavour originally a yellow or golden hue. favour. In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour, and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. — Francis Bacon, Essay xliii. 338. In -er, -or,...
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Francis Bacon (Lord Verulam): A Critical Review of His Life and Character ...

Benjamin G. Lovejoy - Authors, English - 1888 - 306 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...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral, of Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1888 - 336 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...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1888 - 460 pages
...favourtot surely, sir, a good farotir you have, but that you have a hanging look." So Bacon's Essays (43): "In beauty, that of favour Is more than that of colour, and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour." But the use of the word is too common to require...
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Much Ado about Nothing

William Shakespeare - 1888 - 204 pages
...may choose to think. 80. favour, look, appearance. " ' In beauty,' says Bacon in his 43rd Essay, ' 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...
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Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

William Shakespeare - 1889 - 254 pages
...no Jot, not in the least: your favour, your appearance; " 'In beauty,' says Bacon in his 43rd Essay, '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...
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