 | William Forsyth - 1871 - 372 pages
...greater and more heroical; because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not eo agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore...according to revealed Providence; because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary and less interchanged, therefore poesy indueth them with... | |
 | Iowa. General Assembly - 1872 - 966 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,...events more ordinary and less interchanged, therefore poesy endueth them with more rareness and more unexpected and alternative variations: so as it appeareth... | |
 | 1859 - 446 pages
...greater and more heroical, because true history propoundeth the successes and the issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore poesy feigneth them more just in retribution, and more according to revealed Providence ; because true history... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1873 - 730 pages
...greater and more heroical ; because true history propoundeth the •ucceescs and issues of actions, not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice,...events more ordinary and less interchanged, therefore poesy indueth them with more rareness, and more unexpected and alternative variations; BO it appeareth... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1873 - 438 pages
...the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue -sxA Nice, \\veiefore poesy feigns them more just in retribution, and more...according to revealed providence. Because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary and less interchanged, therefore poesy endueth them with... | |
 | David Masson - 1874 - 338 pages
...and the issues of actions not so agreeable to the merits of virtue and vice, therefore Poesy feigneth them more just in retribution, and more according to revealed Providence; because true history representeth actions and events more ordinary and less interchanged, therefore Poesy endueth them with... | |
 | Thomas Davies King - 1875 - 202 pages
...greater and. more heroical. Because " true history propoundeth the successes and " issues of actions not so agreeable to the " merits of virtue and vice,...them more just in retribution and more " according to real providence. Because true " history representeth actions and events more " ordinary and less interchanged,... | |
 | Deeps - 1875 - 358 pages
...because true history propoundeth the successes and issues of actions not so agreeable to themerits 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1876 - 504 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 with... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 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... | |
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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... 
