 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 - 1891 - 466 pages
...1 Consideration of, or predilection for, particular persons. As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or...hath stood against the waves and weathers of time ! For new nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nobility is the act of time. Those that are... | |
 | William Estabrook - 1891 - 398 pages
...ESTABROOK FAMILY, INCLUDING THE ESTERBROOK AND EASTERBROOKS, UNITED STATES, WILLIAM BOOTH ESTABROOK. " 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 has stood against... | |
 | John Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Frederic Chapman - 1891 - 388 pages
...man might se," &c. HARLEIAN MSS. 24.— The Family of Bainbrigge, of Lockington, Co. Leicester. — "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 have stood against... | |
 | 1892 - 374 pages
...is any force in to-day to rival or re-create that beautiful yesterday. EMERSON. PARTS XXXI. & XXXII. 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 - 1893 - 342 pages
...fortune, it maketh a kind of disproportion between honor 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 1 " Consideration of," or " predilection for, particular persons." 2 The Low Countries had then recently... | |
 | 1893 - 448 pages
...his shield to his arbre d'or, and hand them down unsullied to posterity. "It is," said Lord Bacon, "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 whichhath stood against... | |
 | 1894 - 612 pages
...negligence." A quotation from Bacon will happily conclude these reflections :— " It is a pleasant 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 family which hath stood against the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1895 - 600 pages
...Reuerend Thing, to fee an Ancient Cattle, or Building not in decay; Or to fee a faire14 Timber Tree, found and perfect : How much more, to behold an Ancient Noble Family, which hath flood againfl15 the Waues and 12 Inconuenience. Omitted in the Latin. 111 Disproportion. Dimriimn quoddam,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1896 - 426 pages
...Ancient Castle, or Bnilding not in decay ; Or to see a faire Timber Tree, sonnd and perfect: How mnch more, to behold an Ancient Noble Family, which hath stood against the Waves and weathers of Time. For new Nobility is bnt the Act of Power ; Bnt Ancient Nobility is the Adl of Time. Those that are... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1897 - 448 pages
...Disproportion betweene Honour and Meanes. As for Nobility in particular Persons ; It is a Reverend 30 Thing to see an Ancient Castle or Building not in decay, Or to see a faire Timber Tree, sound and perfect : How much more, to behold an Ancient Noble Family, which hath... | |
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