 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...events greater and more heroical : because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice,...according to revealed providence : because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged ; therefore poesy endueth them... | |
 | James Barry - 1831 - 228 pages
...successes and issues of actions, not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesie fains them more just in retribution, and more according to revealed providence. Because true historic representeth actions more ordinarie and less interchanged; there poesie endueth them with... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...events greater and more heroical : because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice,...according to revealed providence : because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged, therefore poesy endueth them... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1924 - 202 pages
...Learning, Book II. 1v. § 2 : " Because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice,...therefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution," etc. W. A. Wright says that success " was formerly a colourless word, which required to be defined... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...events greater and more heroical ; because true history propomideth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice,...according to revealed providence; because true history represeuteth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged, therefore poesy endueth them... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...events greater and more hcroical ; because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions d brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable...profit. This same unprofitable subtility or curiosity is representeth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged; therefore poesy endueth them... | |
 | James Douglas (of Cavers.) - 1839 - 406 pages
...events greater and more heroical ; because true history propoundeth successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice,...according to revealed Providence ; because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged, therefore Poesy endueth them... | |
 | James Douglas (of Cavers.) - 1839 - 404 pages
...events greater and more heroical ; because true history propoundeth successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice,...just in retribution, and more according to revealed Provi-- dence ; because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary, and less interchanged,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...events greater and more heroical : because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more just l Painters aml poets have equal privilège in action. LVoesy— Baffiiclle.] in retribution, and more... | |
 | 1841 - 832 pages
...because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merjts of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigns them more...according to revealed Providence ; because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary and less interchanged, therefore poesy endueth them with... | |
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Therefore, because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and events greater and more heroical. Because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable... 
