| Charles Lamb - Essays - 1835 - 440 pages
...person," — it is Ben Jonson speaking of Lord Bacon, — "was never increased towards him by \\isplace or honours. But I have, and do reverence him for the...only proper to himself; in that he seemed to me ever one of the greatest men that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that heaven would... | |
| Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 326 pages
...Vanburgh could add to it. " My conceit of his person," — it is Ben Jonson speaking of Lord Bacon. — "was never increased towards him by his place or honours....only proper to himself; in that he seemed to me ever one of the greatest men, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that heaven would... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1836 - 324 pages
...Vanburgh could add to it. " My conceit of his person," — it is Ben Jonson speaking of Lord Bacon. — "was never increased towards him by his place or honours....only proper to himself; in that he seemed to me ever one of the greatest men, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that heaven would... | |
| Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 326 pages
...Vanburgh could add to it. " My conceit of his person," — it is Ben Jonson speaking of Lord Bacon. — "was never increased towards him by his place or honours....only proper to himself; in that he seemed to me ever one of the greatest men, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that heaven would... | |
| 1837 - 608 pages
...and disease, — Bacon was Bacon still. ' My conceit of his person,' says Ben Jonson very finely, ' was never increased towards him ' by his place or...to himself; in that he seemed ' to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men and most ' worthy of admiration, that had been in many ages. In his '... | |
| Statesmen - 1837 - 430 pages
...had celebrate:l his prosperity, and would not shrink from him in his years of adversity and sorrow. " My conceit of his person was never increased towards...place or honours ; but I have and do reverence him for to move the original committee of inquiry. See the Journals of March 9th, and Carte iv. 74. 1 " If... | |
| Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...Vanburgh could add to it. " My conceit of his person" — it is Ben Jonson speaking of Lord Bacon — " was never increased towards him by his place or honours....only proper to himself; in that he seemed to me ever one of the greatest men that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that Heaven would... | |
| 1838 - 822 pages
...says Ben Johson тегу finely, "was never increased towards him by his place or honors ; but I llave 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 thn greatest :n<;n and most worthy of admiration, that had been in many ages. In his adversity... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...Vauburgh could add to it. " My conceit of his person," — it is Ben Jonson speaking of Lord Bacon, — " was never increased towards him by his place or honours....only proper to himself ; in that he seemed to me ever one of the greatat men, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that Heaven would... | |
| Phrenology - 1841 - 608 pages
...nominate, it is not penetrated nor understood, it really openeth all defects of learning whatsoever. My conceit of his person was never increased towards...reverence him for the greatness that was only proper in himself, and in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy... | |
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