 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
 | John D'Alton - 1838 - 962 pages
...thing," says Bacon, " 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...stood against the waves and weathers of time." The incident, above alluded to, especially suggested the quotation, and to no line could it have been more... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay ; or to see a fair timber tree abroad ; that he may be able to tell how the life...For quarrels, they are with care and discretion to ! for new nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nobility is the act of time. Those that are... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 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... | |
 | John D'Alton - 1838 - 960 pages
...honour of conferring one title. THE FAMILY OF BARNEWAI.L. " It is a reverend thing," says Bacon, " 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... | |
 | Help - 1839 - 120 pages
...they shall be fat and flourishing." FULLER. NOBILITY OF BIRTH. As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or...much more to behold an ancient noble family which has stood against the waves and weathers of time ? BACON. THE ENGLISH COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. A knowing... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 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... | |
 | CALCUTTA INDIA - 1844 - 650 pages
...modern times, " to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or toi »ее a fair timber tree sound and perfect; how much more to behold an ancient...hath stood against the waves and weathers of time."* We are no Vandals, and can admire the monuments and relics of antiquity as in inanimate productions... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 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...hath stood against the waves and weathers of time ! For new nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nubility is the act of time. Those that are... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 226 pages
...putteflTiife and spirit into the people, but"presseth their fortune 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... | |
 | 1846 - 628 pages
...desolating ravages of time. " It is a reverend thing," says the master philosopher of modern times, " 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... | |
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