 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...ftiark and c•wri of our Language. And And a little after, My conceit of his Perfon was never increaled toward him, by his place or honours. But I have and...greatnefs that was only proper to himfelf, in that he feem•d to me ever by his work, one of the greatell men, and moft worthy of admiration, that had been... | |
 | British - 1762 - 414 pages
...Bacon, dofing them with thefe admirable reflections : " My conceit of his perfon was never encreafed toward him by his place or honours ; but I have and...greatnefs that was only proper to himfelf, in that he ftemed to me ever, by his works, one of the greateft men, and moft worthy of admiration, that had been... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 464 pages
...and is a book Qiii longum nolo scriplori proroget ovum,' My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place, or honours : but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...named, and stand as the mark and ax/**) of our language. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him, by his place or honours. But I have and do reverence him for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...named, and stand as the mark and dxli.ri of our language. f My conceit of his person was never increased toward him, by his place or honours. But I have and do reverence him for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 400 pages
...suffered less emptiness, less idlenesse in what he uttered. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place or honours : but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his works, one of the greatest... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1821 - 402 pages
...suffered less emptiness, less idtenesse in what he uttered. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place or honours : but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his works, one of the greatest... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...suffered less emptiness, less idlenesse in what he uttered. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place or honours : but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his works, one of the greatest... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 398 pages
...stijfered less emptiness, less idlenesse in what he uttered. My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place or honours : but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his works, one of the greatest... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...too profuse of praise, says, Ben " My conceit of his person was never increased toward him Jonsonby his place or honours ; but I have and do reverence him for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever by his works one of the greatest... | |
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My conceit of his person was never increased towards him by his place or honours ; but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy... 
