| Basil Montagu - Capital punishment - 1812 - 494 pages
...much better than that noise or sound which mu" sicians make while they are tuning their instru" ments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but yet " is a...the instruments of " the Muses, that they may play who have better " hands. And, surely, when I set before me the " condition of these times, from the... | |
| Books - 1821 - 404 pages
...judge of his own work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant...tune the instruments of the muses, that they may play who have better hands. And, surely, when I set before me the condition of these times in which learning... | |
| Books - 1821 - 408 pages
...judge of his own work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but yet is a cause vrhy the music is sweeter afterwards. So have I been content to tune the instruments of the muses,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...judge of his own work, not much better than the noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant...muses, that they may play that have better hands." To posterity and distant ages Bacon bequeathed his good name, and posterity and distant ages will do... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...judge of his own work), not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments ; which is nothing pleasant...sweeter afterwards: so have I been content to tune the instru• ments of the muses, that they may play that have better hands. And surely, when I set before... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...judge of his own work, not much better than the noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant...muses, that they may play that have better hands." do Lira ample justice. Wisdom herself has suffered in his disgrace, but year after year brings to light... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...judge of his own work), not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments ; which is nothing pleasant...is sweeter afterwards : so have I been content to rune the instruments of the muses, that they may play that have better hands. And surely, when I set... | |
| David Irving - English language - 1841 - 448 pages
...which is nothing pleasant to heare, but yet is a cause why the musique is sweeter afterwards. So haue I been content to tune the instruments of the Muses, that they may play that haue better hands. And surely when I set before me the condition of these times, in which learning... | |
| George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 730 pages
...judge of his own work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments; which is nothing pleasant...may play that have better hands. And surely, when 1 set before me the condition of these times, in which learning hath made her third visitation or circuit... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments; which is nothing pleasant to hear, hut yet is a cause why the music is sweeter afterwards :"so have I heen content to tune the instruments of the muses, that they may play that have hetter hands. And surely,... | |
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