 | James Mason - Biography - 1875 - 674 pages
...was dead, the opinion of all good scholars and all honest men. ' My conceit of his person,' says Ben, 'was never increased towards him by his place or honours...have and do reverence him for the greatness that was proper only to himself, in that he seemed to me ever by his work one of the greatest of men, and most... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1876 - 740 pages
...Vanbrugh 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 - 1876 - 478 pages
...Vanbrugh 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... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...book Qui longnm noto scriptori prorogat sevnm.* My conceit of his person was never increased toward an over, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration that had been in many ages.... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 pages
...Qui longum noto scrlptori proroget cevum. 1 My conceit of his person was never increased toward Mm by his place or honours: but I have and do reverence...proper 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 adversity... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - American literature - 1878 - 444 pages
...refined ? " — Burke, "My conceit of his person was never increased towards him by hie place or honors ; but I have and do reverence him for the greatness...proper to himself: in that he seemed to me ever, by bis work, one of the greatest men and most worthy of admiration that had been in many ages. In his... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1883 - 862 pages
...dead, the opinion of all good scholars, and all honest men : " My conceit of his person," says Ben, " was never increased towards him by his place or honours...have and do reverence him for the greatness that was proper only to himself, in that he seemed to me ever by his work one of the greatest of men, and most... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 454 pages
...Vanbrugh 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 - 1879 - 732 pages
...could add to it. "Д1у conceit of his person," — it is Bon Jonson speaking of Lord Bacon, — "waa rip, or splashed stocking, of a gentleman. Yet can I endure the jocularity uf one of the greatest men, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that Heaven would... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson - English poetry - 1879 - 844 pages
...with these words : " My conceit of Lord, Verulatn's person was never increased by his place or honor ; but I have and do reverence him for the greatness...proper 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 adversity... | |
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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... 
