| Francis Bacon - 1851 - 376 pages
...Ufe of this Feigned Hiftory hath been to give fome fhadow of fatisfaftion to the mind of Man in thofe points wherein the Nature of things doth deny it, the World being in proportion inferior to the foul ; by reafon whereof there is, agreeable to the fpirit of Man, a... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1852 - 238 pages
...in verse. 2. The use of this feigned history^ hath been to give some shadow of satisfaction to the mind of man in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it, the world being in proportion inferior to the soul ; by reason whereof there is, agreeable to the spirit of man, a... | |
| 1853 - 604 pages
...of things ;" " the use of feigned history is to give to the mind of man some shadow of satisfaction in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it." The battle, we say, must be fought with these phrases. Nor is the battle confined to the art of painting.... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1877 - 394 pages
...n. 1, 1. 1. — The use of this feigned history hath been to give some shadow of satisfaction to the mind of man in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it, the world being in proportion inferior to the soul, by reason whereof there is, agreeable to the spirit of man, a more... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 514 pages
...as in verse. The use of this feigned history hath been, to give some shadow of satisfaction to the mind of man in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it, the world being in proportion inferior to the soul ; by reason whereof, there is agreeable to the spirit of man a more... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...prose as in verse. The use of this feigned history hath been to give some shadow of satisfaction to the mind of man in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it, the world being in proportion inferior to the soul : by reason whereof there is, agreeable to the spirit of man, a... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1855 - 530 pages
...as in Terse. The use of this feigned history hath been, to giro some shadow of satisfaction to the mind of man in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it, tho world being in proportion inferior to the soul; by reason whereof, there is agreeable to the spirit... | |
| David Masson - 1856 - 528 pages
...of things ; " " The use of feigned history is to give to the mind of man some shadow of satisfaction in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it." The battle, we say, must be fought with these phrases. Nor is the battle confined to the art of painting.... | |
| David Masson - 1856 - 494 pages
...of things ; " " The use of feigned history is to give to the mind of man some shadow of satisfaction in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it." The battle, we say, must be fought with these phrases. Nor is the battle confined to the art of painting.... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1859 - 852 pages
...as in verse. The use of this Feigned History hath been to give some x shadow of satisfaction to the mind of man in those points wherein the nature of things doth deny it; the world being in proportion inferior to the soul ; by reason whereof there is agreeable to the spirit of man a more... | |
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