 And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness, because it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desires of the mind; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature of things.  American Anthropologist - Page 1221893Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - Logic - 1825 - 432 pages
...appeareth poesy serveth and conierreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness, because it doth raise and erect _the mindj by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth / buckle... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...appeareth that poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature... | |
 | 1828 - 496 pages
...or that equally beautiful and noble sentiment of Bacon, which describes poetry as " having something of divineness ; because it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason dolh buckle and bow the mind unto the nature... | |
 | Robert Montgomery - 1832 - 330 pages
...appeareth that poesy serveth to and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature... | |
 | Robert Montgomery - 1832 - 474 pages
...appearcth that poesy serveth to and confcrreth to magnanimity, morality, and delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness, because it doth raise and erect the mind, hy submitting the shows of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth Imckle and how the... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...appeareth that, poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature... | |
 | 1835 - 616 pages
...predominates to realize all the high objects of Poetical composition. For, as says Lord Bacon, Poetry ' was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...appeareth that poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desires of the mind; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature... | |
 | James Douglas (of Cavers.) - Philosophy - 1839 - 404 pages
...that Poesy servcth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and delectation. And therefore it was even thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shews of things to the desires of the mind ; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...appeareth that, poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality and to delectation. And therefore it was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,...it doth raise and erect the mind, by submitting the shows of things to the desires of the mind; whereas reason doth buckle and bow the mind unto the nature... | |
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