 As for nobility in particular persons; it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber-tree sound and perfect: how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against the waves and weathers...  The Monthly Review - Page 3941833Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...it maketh a kind of disproportion between honour and means. As for nobility in particular persons ; it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay ; or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree ttmnd and perfect ; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against the waves und weathers of time ? for new nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nobility is the act of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...it maketh a kind of disproportion between honour and means. As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against... | |
 | 1833 - 554 pages
...Antiquaries of Normandy, &c. &c. 2 vols. 8vo. Mr. Wiffen is most happy in the selection of his motto — " It is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect ; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...it nraketh a kind of disproportion between honour and means. As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect ; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1822 - 234 pages
...is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle, or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect ; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood agamst the waves and weathers of time ? for new nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nobility... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...it maketh a kind of disproportion between honour and means. As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect ; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...it maketh a kind of disproportion between honour and means. As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect ; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...it maketh a kind of disproportion between honour and means. As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against... | |
 | sir Thomas Dick Lauder (7th bart.) - 1825 - 928 pages
...XI. It is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle nut in dec»y, or to sea a fair timber tree souml and perfect ; how much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against tbc waves and weathers of time ? LORD There are millions of truths that a man is not concerned » know... | |
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